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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 282
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| TOWEL BAR FELL ON HER;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 7 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK DX: R 5TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT BIT THROUGH LIP AFTER HITTING TOWEL BAR OUTSIDE SHOWER AT HOME, PER PARENTS. DX - LOWER LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SCALP LAC-10 Y/O M-HIT HEAD ON PORCELAIN TOWEL RACK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| TRAUMA RT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS SLIP WHILE TAKING SHOWER HIT ELBOW WITH TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors |
| WAS PLAYING IN THE BATHROOM AND CUT HAND ON METAL RACK ON DOOR LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 15 Y O M CUT HEEL ON A TOWEL RACK LACERATION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Paper products |
| CUT FINGER PULLING PAPER TOWEL OUT OF A RACK. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| RAN INTO TOWEL ROD;CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| LAC HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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