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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 412
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CONCUSSION;HEAD INJ/7YOF WAS RUNNING IN HALLWAY IN HOLET AND TRIPPED ON HER TOWEL AND LANDED ON L SIDE OF FOREHEAD. |
| 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: 04/22/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY. PT WAS HIT IN HAD BY METAL TOWEL POLE HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | 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: Towels or cloths |
| CHILD WAS RUNNING AND SKID ON A WET TOWEL FALLING TO GROUND. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 6 YOM WAS REACHING FOR TOWEL, FELL BACKWARDS CAUSING LACERATION TO B ACK OF HEAD. NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| HANGING TOWEL UP IN BATHROOM,HIT A MARBLE STATUE OF AN ORCA WHALE WITH TOWEL,STATUE HIT PT'S HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TOWEL FALLING DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD DX:CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL / FELL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION / FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2001 | Age: 10 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/1998 | 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: Towels or cloths, Cabinet or door hardware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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