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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Solvents |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/BURN TO HANDS. PT STS A TOWEL HAD SOME SOLVENT IN IT & IT CAUGHT ON FIRE & PT GRABBED IT & RAN OUTSIDE. NS IF FD ATTD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WITH PAIN AT SITE OF INCISION AFTER PULLING STITCHES BY USING A TOWEL TO DRY OFF DX: BREAST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 20 YOWF WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER WHEN SHE GRABBED A TOWEL WHILE STEPPING OUT OF THE SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT INJURED BACK WHILE TOWEL DRYING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| NECK STRAIN, TORTICOLLIS - 24 YOF WEARING A TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND HER HE AD, SNAPPED HER NECK WRONG AND NOW UNABLE TO MOVE IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AND GOT DIZZY DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT CORN ABR. PT AND HER FRIEND WERE SNAPPING TOWELS AT EACH OTHER AND PT WAS HIT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| SHOULDER STRAIN- SUSTAINED WHILE SHE WAS TOWELING HERSELF OFF IN THE SH OWER AND SHE REACHED BEHIND HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL AND FELL ON LEFT SIDE. NONWORK. LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 25 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: Towels or cloths, Laundry baskets |
| BACK PAIN-AT HOME-AFTER SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND LAUNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH DRY TOWEL DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 22 Y.O. W MALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT STS HE WAS DRYING HIMSELF W/A TOWEL & TURNED NECK & FELT A POP. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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