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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 345
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 23 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: Towel racks or bars |
| 23 YO M FELL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 23 YOM GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE WHILE MAKING A TOWEL RACK. DX: L CORNEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| RT CLAVICLE FX.24YOM FELL INTO A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 21 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 21YOM, SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A DESK VS TOWEL RACK >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 18 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| O18 YOM DX HEADACHE - HIT HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER AT HOME JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FACIAL LAC, 25 YOM FELL INTO A TOWEL BAR IN SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 22 Y/O MALE FELL & HIT RIBS ON A TOWEL BAR AT HOME A FEW DAYS AGO DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| 25YOF SLIPPED ON WET BATHROOM FLOOR AT HOME STRUCK HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 17YOF, C/O H/A AFTER ACC FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK 3D AGO >>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | 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 |
| HEAD CONTUSION.24YOF HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 16 YO F HAD A PAPERTOWEL HOLDER THROWN AT HER DX: MINOR BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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