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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 414
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SHOULDER PAIN WHILE HANGING UP A TOWEL DX: SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT WAS GETTING TOWEL OFF THE BACK OF THE COAT HOOK STRUCK LOWER ARM ON THE HOOK ABRASION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PIECE OF FUZZ WENT INTO EYE DRYING FACE WITH TOWEL/FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 17 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: Towels or cloths, Sinks |
| DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: SLIPPED ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM AND HIT SINK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT USING TOWEL AT HOME, CAUGHT LT 3RD FINGER IN TOWEL. STRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT INJURED BACK WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP TOWEL (PT MORBID OBESE) DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| USING RAG WHICH CAUGHT FIRE BURNS TO FINGER NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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