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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 277
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT WAS JUMPING UP & DOWN IN BATHROOM & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX - CONCUSSION WITHOUT L.O.C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN PT GOT PUSHED INTO TOWEL RACK. D: CO NTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HANGING FROM TOWEL ROD WHEN IT HIT PT DX: R CLAVICLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CUT FOREARM ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| STEPPED ON A POINTED TOWEL RACK BAREFOOT PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT EYE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME; EYELID ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 11 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths |
| DX ABDOMINAL HEMATOMA: REACHING FOR TOWEL ON RACK, RACK CAME LOOSE AND PT FELL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| INJURY TO RIGHT UPPER EYELID WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND HIT EDGE OF TOWEL R ACK. CONTUSION, RIGHT UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK ON A TOWEL RACK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 11 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, Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS IN THE BATHROOM, AT HOME, & GRABBED A TOWEL, HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL BAR- NO LOC. DX: FACIAL LACERATION- REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK WHILE WRESTLING WITH BROTHER DX: CHI, LT EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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