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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,422
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 38 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: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN X 2 DAYS SINCE LIFTING A TOWEL AFTER GETTING INTO SHOWER. D: LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT THREW TOWEL ON GREASE FIRE & IT SPLATTERED FACE AND HAND. FD NS. DX: BURNS 4% TBSA SUPERFICIAL SECOND DEG L FACE/R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FELL OVER TOWEL AT HOME, FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| F.B. R EYEBALL, PT STS REMOVING A TOWEL FROM THE SHELF & SOMETHING GOT INTO HER EYEBALL, C/O PAIN, BLURRED VISION, BURNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT BURNED RT THUMB ON HOT TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT IN THE EYE BY A TOWEL HEMORRHAGE SUBCONJUCTIVAL LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE CARRYING TOWELS AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT WRIS T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | 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 SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT WAS REACHING FOR A WASH CLOTH AND SLIPPED HITTING A SHOWER DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 46 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| IRRITATION TO EYE STARTED AFTER TOWELING OFF AFTER SHOWER AT HOME. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | 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 |
| LS STRAIN-WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT THREW TOWEL ON HOT OIL FIRE THAT SPLASHED BACK AT HIM IN THE CHEST 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 28 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 |
| BENT WHILE DRYING SELF W/ TOWEL. ACUTE LUMBAR PARASPINAL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 44 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, Clothes dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO PICK UO TOWELS IN DRYER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 30 YOF WRINGING OUT A RAG STRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 49YOFC DRYING BACK OFF WITH A TOWEL AND HEARD CRACK C/O SHOULDER PAIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| JERKED TOWEL, HURT NECK DX NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FELL WHILE CARRYING DOG & TOWELS DX R TIB/FIB FX, L ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 36 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - 36 YOF C/O NECK PAIN AFTER TWISTING REACHING FOR TOWE L WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF WET TOWELS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT LOWER ARM LAC, PT FELL OVER A WET TOWEL ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT HAND A TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND HAND AND WORKING ON A MUF FLER AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HAND.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 38 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 HAD WET HAIR WHEN SHE FLIPPED HER HEAD BACK TOP PUT INTO A TOWEL STR AINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-UNKNOWN SOURCE OF INJURY-NOTICED PAIN WHILE TOWELING OFF AFTER SHOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WHILE DRYING OFF WITH A TOWEL, HEARD SHOULDER COME OUT. DX. SHOULDER DI SLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT ON THE BEACH WHEN SOMEONE WAS SHAKING SAND OUT OF A TOWEL SOME WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cookware |
| BOILING HOT WATER, TOWEL CAUGHT FIRE AS PT THREW POT INTO SINK. THERMAL BURN LT 3 & 4 . FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOWF C/O NECK PAIN WHILE TOWEL DRYING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR A TOWEL AND SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2004 | Age: 42 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 TOWEL, PAIN BEGAN LOWER BACK, DOWN LEG. DX. A CUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LUMBAR, L ACUTE SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Ceilings and walls |
| PT GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE DARK TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL T HAT WAS ON THE FLOOR STRIKING FACE ON A WALL LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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