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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls |
| 2 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY PULLED A TOWEL BAR OUT OF THE WALL. TOWEL BAR THEN HIT PT IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL FROM HANGING ON TOWEL RACK DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| BROTHER THREW A TOWEL RACK AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD. D: LACERATION SCAL P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths |
| PT PULLED A TOWEL DOWN THAT WAS ON A RACK AND THE RACK FELL OFF THE WAL L STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD LACERATION - WAS HANGING FROM A TOWEL RACK AND FELL HITTING BACK O F HEAD ON TILE EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SCALP LAC-HIT W/ A TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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