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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 382
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Day wear |
| MOTHER STATES WALKED IN ON SON WITH TOWEL ON & 5 YR OLD WITH PANTIES DOWN CHILD SAID BROTHER HAD HER LAY ON TOP OF HIM DX: ALLEGED SEX ASSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| AT BABYSITTERS LAST NIGHT & WAS FLIPPING TOWEL, POSSIBLY GOT HIT IN FACE W/TOWEL, EYE IRRITATED-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| TOWEL LEFT ON LAMP CAUGHT FIRE IN BEDROOM CAUSING SMOKE INHALATION, UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 3 YOF WAS STANDING BEHIND MOM WHEN SHE WAS SHAKING OUT A TOWEL, & HIT PT'S FINGER - BRUISED. DX; MINOR FINGER TRAUMA- HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Swimming pools |
| 4 YO F CLOSED HEAD INJURY CONTUSIONS TO FACE AND FOREHEAD TRIPPED ON TOWEL GETTING OUT OF POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT JUST GOT OUT OF BATH, WAS WRAPPED IN TOWEL, ACCIDENTALLY FELL H ITTING HEAD ON WOOD PART OF COUCH; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Built-in swimming pools |
| FELL WHILE WALKING BESIDES POOL TRIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FELL ONTO FACE. NOSE BLEED. DX CHI FACIAL CONTUSION. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| MOTHER WRAPPED PATIENT IN A TOWEL AFTER SHOWER, TRIPPED ON CORNER OF TO WEL HITTING HEAD ON EDGE OF DRESSER; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED ON A TOWEL AT THE WATERPARK. DX LIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Hot water |
| PT PUT DISH TOWEL IN HOT WATER, PULLED TOWEL OFF STOVE ONTO SELF BURNIN G ABDOMEN, CRYING W/PAIN, BLISTERING; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE SPLATTER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER TOWEL AND FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM, NOW HOLDING AR M BENT AT ELBOW; NURSEMAID'S ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| FOOT AB-TRIPPED ON A TOWEL-FELL ON STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT LACERATED PENIS WITH A BATH TOWEL WHEN MOM WAS DRYING HIM OFF AFTER BATH. DX: PENIS LACERATION, MILD NO REPAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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