Accidents - Towel racks or bars - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,020
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	29
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	155
Year 2000:	110
Year 2001:	51
Year 2002:	128
Year 2004:	156
Year 2005:	105
Year 2006:	80
Year 2007:	95
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	54

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets
8YOF WAS HANGING FROM TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM AT HOME WHEN RACK BROKE & PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON TOILET. DX - SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
8YOWF PT HIT HER HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A TOWEL RACK. DX. CONT SCALP.
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: 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

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT DX SCALP ABRASION - S/P AFTER TOWEL RACK BROKE AND FELL ON PT'S HEAD AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
C/O H/A SINCE SLIPPED IN THE BR, HITTING HEAD ONTO TOWEL RACK >> MIGRAINE/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT BACK OF HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK. DX. 2 CM SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY JS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT HEAD,FELL ON TOWEL BAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT SUS INJURY AFTER HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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

Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
SLIPPED IN BR AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON A TOWEL BAR " CHI" S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
HEADACHE - HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
BROTHER HIT PATIENT ON HEAD WITH METAL TOWEL RACK AT HOME, INTENT NOT S TATED; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
FALL IN BATHROOM HIT HEAD ON METAL TOWEL ROD SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 11 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
PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR; SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT WAS HANGING FROM TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM AT HOME AND HIT LT SIDE HEAD ON UNKNOWN OBJECT CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND; MINOR SCALP PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK - LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials
CHILD PLAYING IN BATHROOM WHEN HE CLIMBED ON TOWEL RACK AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2001	Age: 11 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, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1999	Age: 6 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, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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