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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| C/O PT STATES FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 39 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 |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. DX-LACERATION 3CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 42 Y/O F INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL AGAINST TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX; LAC FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME " SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC LIF ON BATHROOM TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 33 YO MALE CUT LEFT HEEL ON BROKEN TOWEL RACK LACERATION HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CUT FACE ON TOWEL RACK. DX- L EYEBROW 1.2 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT TWISTED LEFT ANKLE AFTER STEPPING ON TOWEL RACK TO HANG SOMETHING IN BATHROOM & IT BROKE. DX - ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - 47 YOF C/O NECK PAIN, RAISED UP UNDER TOWEL RACK HITT ING HEAD VERY HARD LAST WEEK, TONIGHT FELT SEVERE, SHARP PAIN DOWN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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