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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,989
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PUNCTURE (R) HAND, PT STS DRYING CAT WITH A TOWEL & SUST BITES, C/OPAIN , SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT. SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL IN BATHROOM, LANDED IN SIDE OF TUB. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| DX:PERIRECTAL PILONIDAL FISSURE. USING HIS WASHCLOTH VIGOROUSLY WHEN WA SHING.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 42YOBM-LACERATION UPPER LIP-SCRUBBING FACE WITH TOWEL AT HOME THIS AM-C UT LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O RT EYE PAIN AFTER DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL, THINS SMALL PIECE IN EYE/ FB LT EYE REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL - FELL INTO CORNER OF WALL FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 32 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 |
| STRETCHED TO REACH FOR A TOWEL / PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK DX: DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| ALLERGIC REACTION - 31 YOM C/O RASH SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, HAS BEEN TRAVELING AND USED TOWELS WASHED IN A DETERGENT HE DOESN'T USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIVES TO ARMS, AXILLA, GROIN, FEET. HAS BEEN USING MOTEL TOWELS. DX: URTICARIA 25 % OF BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| "I PICKED UP SOME TOWELS AND AN ANCHOR FROM THE BOAT WAS WRAPPED IN THE THEM. THE ANCHOR FELL ON FOOT" DX: FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 TOWEL FELT PULL TO LOW BACK. DX: ACUTE BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| GENERALIZED BODY RASH-SINCE DRYING OFF W/ NEW TOWEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| 38 YO FEMALE WAS WASHING GENITALIA WITH WASHCLOTH IN SHOWER AND IT STARTED BLEEDING - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 30 Y/O M INJURED RT SHOULDER WHILE DRYING HIS HAIR WITH A TOWEL AT HOME .DX; RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| STATES SHE TURNED FOR TOWEL AND HURT BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| 38 YO MALE HAD SMALL BLISTER ON UPPER THIGH, PUT MICROWAVED RAG ON IT AND BURNED THIGH - 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RIGHT BLEPHERAL CONJ. SOMEONE THREW A TOWEL AND STRUCK PT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SUPERFICIAL EYE INJURY-? SPIDER BITE-@ HOME-SPIDER ON HER TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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 SUST STRAIN UPPER TRUNK WHILE CHANGING CLOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Exercise equipment |
| CLEANING TREADMILL, TOWEL GOT CAUGHT, HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RAN THRU THE PULLEY DX: LACERATED FIINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LOW BACK STRAIN. PAIN AFTER BENDING TO PICK UP TOWELS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
| ANKLE STRAIN; TRIPPED OVER CLOTHS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 46 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 STACK OF TOWELS AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: RUBBING EYES WITH TOWEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 45 YOM SEEN FOR LT MIDDLE FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON RUPTURE. FINGER WAS CA UGHT AND TWISTED IN A TOWEL. WHEN DRYING AFTER A SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 37 Y/O M C/O FINGER INJURY. PT HURT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO TEAR A TOWEL . DX SPRAINED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ACUTE MUSCLE STRAIN SHOULDER AND NECK, WHILE PUTTING TOWEL ON HEAD THIS AM LEFT SHOULDER "POPPED". |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 32 Y O M BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL FROM FLOOR. DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 32 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 32 YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER DRYING SELF OFF WITH T OWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT INJURED WHEN SLIPPED ON WET TOWELS ON FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 50 Y.O. W MALE W/BACK STRAIN. PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL @ FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 INJURED BENDING OVER TO PICK UO A TOWEL; BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT COOKING @ FAIR GROUNDS. DISH TOWEL CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING 4TH & 5TH FINGERS.NO FD CALLED. DX: 2ND DEGREE BRN 2,4,5, FINGERS (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TOWEL IN KITCHEN CAUGHT FIRE. DX. BURN L HAND. NOT STATED IF FIRE DEP T IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Swimming pools |
| 39 YO FEMALE PICKED UP TOWELS BY POOL AT *** AND DEVELOPED RASHSCABIES SCABIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Soaps |
| PT WAS CLEANING KITCHEN AT HOME WIPED LEFT EYE WITH A DISH TOWEL WHICH HAD DISH SOAP IN IT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R HAND; HAND TOWEL CAUGHT ON FIRE & SHE GRABBED IT (? FIRE DEPT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| NOTICED PAIN WHEN LIFTING WET TOWELS. DX. TENOSYNOVITIS, R EPICONDYLIT IS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 43 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL ON KITCHEN FLOOR, JERKING BACK. ACUTE MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SHOOK OUT A TOWEL -GLASS WENT IN EYE REMOVAL GLASS PARTICLES FROM EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING TO PICK UP A TOWEL YESTERDAY. DX. LUMBAR SPRAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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