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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Detergents |
| RASH-45YOM C/O RED, ITCHY RASH ALL OVER AFTER USING A TOWEL AT A FRIEND S HOUSE. HAD BEEN WASHED IN A NEW DETERGENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 46 YOM SKIN BEGAN BURNING AFTER USING TOWEL AT HOTEL ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| TOWELS IGNITED ON THEIR OWN CAUSING FIRE AT HOUSE, BROKE WINDOW TO ESCA PE, FD ATTENDED FIRE DX: SMOKE INHALATION, L HAND LAC |
| 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: 08/17/2003 | 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: 02/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ON ****, NOSEBLEED UNABLE TO CONTROL, SOAKED 2 WASHCLOTHES AND A TOWEL. ACUTE EPITAXIS, RESOLVED, **** THERAPY, CONGENITAL HT DZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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