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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 774
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| SPRAIN THUMB - 6 YO FEMALE HURT HER LEFT THUMB WHEN MOM WAS TAKING HER OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND CHILD'S THUMB GOT CAUGHT UP IN TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| USING WASHING CLOTH TO THE FACE NOW WITH PRURITIC RASH >>IRRITANT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT WITH TOWEL;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:CAUGHT HUFFING AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY THROUGH A TOWEL @ GROUP HOME @ 9:30 AM,SEEN 3 PM,CDC NTF,STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:CAUGHT HUFFING *** HAIRSPRAY THROUGH A TOWEL @GROUP H OME 9:30 AM,CDC NTF,STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT/SEEN IN ER 3 PM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Tables |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AND HIT HEAD ON MARBLE TABLE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT EYE ABRASION-SUS INJ TO LEFT EYE WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND WA S HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TOWEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS SNAPPED IN LT EYE WITH THE END OF A TOWEL BY SISTER C/O PAIN & BURNING TO EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT TESTICLES WITH A TOWEL THIS MORNING TESTICLE PAIN / EPIDIDYMITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| REPORTS THE NOT UTD WITH SHOTS NEIGHBOR'S *** WAS UNTIED&TRIED TO THROW A TOWEL @ HIM TO KEEP HIM AWAY YET BIT HER ANTECUBITAL FOSSA>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT BENT TOE BACK WHILE JUMP ROPING W/BEACH TOWEL. DX: L GREAT TOE SPRAIN, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT GOT CHEWING GUM ON CHEEK 4 DAYS AGO. MOM RUBBED IT OFF W/ A WASH CLO TH. CAUSED BRUSH BURN. NOW WOUND RED, SWOLLEN. DX CELLULITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS SHAKING OUT A TOWEL AT THE BEACH AND GOT AND IN EYES CORNEAL ABR ASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER TOWEL IN HALLWAY;DX LACERATED CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SPILLED HOT SOUP ON THIGHS WHEN WEARING SHORT NIGHT GOWN, APPLIED COLD WASHCLOTH, WHEN REMOVED WASHCLOTH SKIN CAME OFF;2ND DG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 14Y/O,F,BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL & KNEE BEGAN TO HURT, R KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 14YOF AT HOME TRIPPED ON A TOWEL HEARD A CRACK AND POP IN RT ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT PLACED WET TOWEL IN EAR, HAS EAR TUBE IN PLACE, DEVELOPED EAR P AIN AFTER PULLED TOWEL OUT W/O DIFFICULTY; PAIN D/T TUBE PUSHED INTO TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Heaters or heating systems |
| GOT OUT OF TUB,NORMALLY SITS NEAR SPACE HEATER TO WARM UP, DROPPED TOWE L AND BENT TO PICK UP, BUTTOCK TOUCHED PLASTIC GRID ON HEATER;BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| FACE ABRASION AFTER REMOVING TATTOO W ACETONE & SCRABING W WET TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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