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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LACERATION SCALP-CUT TOP OF HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT STATES THAT A BAR IN THE BATHROOM STALL AT *** FELL AND HIT IN BACK OF HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD TRAUMA, VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL RACK AT HOME,C/O PAI N, TENDERNESS, SWELLING, REDNESS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths |
| HEAD CONT. PT HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK WHEN PICKING UP A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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