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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL AND GRABBED TOWEL RACK ; RACK FELL OUT AND CUT PT ON FOREARM. D: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT PLAYING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AT HOME STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST A TOWEL RACK IN THE BATHROOM LACERATION ARM |
| 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: 09/29/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX RIGHT LOWER ARM CONTUSION: STRUCK ARM ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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