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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WHILE DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL AFTER SHOWER, PT FELL, BACK PAIN-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| INFLAMMATION OF BROW RING SITE - SNAGGED ON TOWEL ONE TO TWO WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 25 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, Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED ON WASHCLOTH & FELL DOWN STEPS DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| 25YOF WAS CARRING LAUNDRY DOWN THE STEPS,A TOWEL WAS HANGING,GOT TANGLED IN TOWER,FELL APRROXIMATELY 5 STEPS;ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| POPPED NECK WHILE TOWELING DRY DX; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| DISLOCATED WHILE SHAKING OUT TOWEL AT BEACH DX: DISLOCATION SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE W TOWEL CAUSING INJ DX: CORNEA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| CERVICAL STRAIN: REACHED DOWN TO PICK TOWEL UP OFF FLOOR THIS AM FELT NECK PULL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars |
| PT IN THE SHOWER PULLING A TOWEL OFF THE TOWEL RACK AND THE RACK FELL O FF THE EWALL LANDING ONTO RIGHT FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 20 YO MALE SCRUBBED FACE WITH FACE CLOTH TWO DAYS AGO SKIN INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT RUBBED HIS EYE WITH A TOWEL TO GET LASHES OUT OF EYES AT HOME. EYES BEGAN BURNING TYPE PAIN. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| P/W EYE PAIN&REDNESS S/P SLEEPING C HOT TOWEL ON EYE " CONJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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