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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN STOOD UP & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX; LAC.SC ALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 17 YO MALE HAD TOWEL RACK FALL ON LEFT FOOT AT ***LACERATION FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION: CUT ARM ON METAL EDGE OF TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR IN SCHOOL BATHROOM DX: CHI W/ CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 19 YO FEMALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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