Accidents - Towels or cloths - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,784
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	49
Year 1998:	176
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	253
Year 2001:	106
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	22
Year 2004:	144
Year 2005:	143
Year 2006:	10
Year 2007:	10
Year 2008:	205
Year 2009:	225
Year 2010:	274

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
3YOF, IN THE TUB, TRYING TO REACH WASHING CLOTH WHEN SLIPPED HITTING FA CE A DISHSOAP>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
A 3 YOF TO ER WITH FACIAL BURN(RUG BURN) PT WAS RUBBING FACE WITH WASHC LOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
3 Y/O FEMALE GOT OUT OF SHOWER & HAD A TOWEL AROUND HER & FELL HITTING CHIN ON FLOOR DX: LACERATION TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
2YOF TRIPPED ON TOWEL AT HOME SUSTAINING INJURY TO CHIN DX - CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
14MOM RUNNING IN THE KITCHEN AND STEPPED ON A TOWEL THAT HE WAS CARRYIN G FELL TO A TILE FLOOR ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
4 YO M REACHING FOR TOWEL AFTER PLAYING WITH DOG, DOG SCRATCHED FACE AT HOME. DX FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
23 MO MALE RUNNING AROUND WITH A TOWEL ON HEAD AND HIT A SHELF. DX FAC E LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths, Laundry soaps or detergents
1MOM MOM WASHED FACE WITH A WASHCLOTH THAT WAS WASHED IN A BRAND NEW DE TERGENT AND PT DEVELOPED A RASH TO FACE CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL FACE FIRST ONTO CONCRETE HAS ABRA TO NOS E CONT TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
STANDING ON A TOWEL WHEN SOME ONE PULLED THE TOWEL&FELL HITTING FACE OT O THE FLOOR>>NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND HIT HEAD HEAD ON CONCRETE. D: FACIAL LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Towels or cloths
4Y/O,M,FB IN NOSE FOR 1 WEEK, REMOVAL FB (CLOTH) FROM L NOSTRIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Beds or bedframes
TRIPPED ON TOWEL, HIT FOREHEAD ON BED DX: FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
PATIENT FELL FORWARD WHILE WRAPPED IN A TOWEL, COULDN'T CATCH HIMSELF A ND FELL ON SIDEWALK; CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
PT WAS ON THE BEACH WALKING WITH HIS POOL TOWEL WALKING AND STEPPED ON IT FELL FACE FIRST TO CONCRETE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars
A 1 CM LAC OF FOREHEAD S/P REPAIR WITH ***:PULLING TOWEL FROMTOWEL RACK , SEA SHELL CAME DOWN, HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Ceilings and walls
DX HEAD LAC SUPERFICIAL: SPINNING AND PLAY'G IN LIV'G ROOM AND SLIPPED ON TOWEL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON A WASHCLOTH THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR; SLIPPED AND HIT FACE. D: FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED ON TOWEL;DX LACERATED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps
FACIAL LAC-WRAPPED IN BEACH TOWEL-FELL ON STEPS-@ PUBLIC POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
WRAPPED IN TOWEL AFTER BATH, FELL FORWARD, HIT BATHROOM FLOOR, DX; CHIN LAC.
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: 07/03/2007	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: 07/15/2006	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths, Air conditioners
LEFT WET TOWEL ON PTS HEAD TOO LONG & TURNED AC ON TOO SOON THINKING SH E CAUSED PT TO START SNEEZING & COUGHING D-CONGESTION, NASAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
PT WAS PLAYING JUMP ROPE WITH A TOWEL AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE GRO UND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Tables
FACIAL LAC - TRIPPED OVER TOWEL,HIT COFFEE TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON A TOWELL DX: NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL ON WOOD FLOOR DX. CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Drinking glasses
PULLED TOWEL OFF COUNTER, GLASS HIT NOSE NOSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars
PATIENT PATIENT SWINGING ON TOWEL AND BAR BROKE AT HOME; CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
LACERATION CHIN - 4 YOM WAS AT CAMP, TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE HITTING HIS CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
SLIPPED ON TOWEL DX. CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths
PT PLAYING WITH TOWEL THAT MOM USED TO WIPE OFF DIAPER RASH CREAM, PT T OUCHED TOWEL TO FACE, SWELLING AND ITCHING TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Appliances
DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: PULLED TOWEL WITH TORTILLA PRESS ON IT, ONTO SELF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths
PATIENT POSSIBLY PUT TOWEL WITH PERM SOLUTION AROUND FACE, HAS FACIAL R ASH; TINEA CAPITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Towels or cloths
PUT CLOTH IN NOSE DX: FB NOSTRIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2001	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2001	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2000	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2000	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2000	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2000	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, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2000	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1998	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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