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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,899
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| P/W GOF HEARING LOSS&EAR DISCOMFORT P TAKING A SHOWER >> OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER & PASSED OUT IN TUB CUTTING EAR DX LACERATION TO EAR / SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 10 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: Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT HAD A COLD LAST 2 WKS, NOW WITH EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING SHOWER LA ST NIGHT; OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN THE BATHTUB STRIKING EAR ON THE SIDE OF THE TUB SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN SHOWER, STRUCK EAR/ EAR LAC, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN THE SHOWER STRIKING LEFT EAR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN THE SHOWER AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT EAR LAC ERATION EAR BUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 42 YO MALE HAS EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING SHOWER WITHOUT EARPLUGS CERUMEN IMPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TOOK A BATH FOUR DAYS AGO AND GOT WATER IN RIGHT EAR NOW IT HURTS OT ITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| LACERATION LEFT EAR-FELL IN SHOWER CUT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS WASHING EARS WHILE TAKING A SHOWER WHEN HEARD POP IN EAR AND FEL T GUSH OF BLOOD. D: BLEEDING EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT GOT OUT OF SHOWER & PUT SOMETHING IN EAR DX FOREIGN REMOVAL R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 30 YO FEMALE WAS LAYING IN BATHTUB OF WATER RIGHT OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN THE BATHTUB SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| DX: EAR PAIN/ ACHE SUBMERGED (NO DROWNING) IN BATHTUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TAKING A SHOWER AT HOME AND GOT WATER IN RIGHT EAR NOW IT HURTS OTIT IS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| IMPPACTED CERUMEN: TAKING SHOWER LAST NIGHT, CLEANING EAR WITH *** SUDD EN ONSET "PLUGGED EAR" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| LACERATION EAR - 62 YO MALE PRESENT WITH LACERATION TO ANTERIOR OF RIGH T EAR - FELL IN BATHTUB 1.5 HOURS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| EAR LACERATION.PT FELL IN THE SHOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 5 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: Bathtubs or showers |
| 5 YO MALE HAD HEAD UNDER WATER IN TUB OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| GOT WATER INTO FROM THE SHOWER, NOW C EAR PAIN > OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| EAR LAC-SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN SHOWER-CUT EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WITH FEELING OF WATER IN EAR 1 WEEK AFTER SHOWERING. D: CERUMEN IMPA CTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT DX AVUTE LT EAR PREFORATION - FELL DOWN AND HIT LT EAR ON SHOWER KNOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN SHOWER, LAC TO R EAR DX EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT X TODAY PRESENTS WITH EAR PAIN. PT RECENTLY WAS UNDERWATER IN THE TU B MORE SO THEN NORMAL. DX. OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| CONTUSED EAR, FELL IN BATHTUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| LACERATION LEFT EAR=SLIPPED & FELL IN SHOWER CUT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 33 YO FEMALE HAS WATER IN EAR FROM SHOWER AND HAS EAR PAIN OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| IMPACTED CERUMENLOTITIS EXTERNA R EAR: EARACHE X 3 DAYS SINCE SHE GOT WATER IN IT WHEN TAKING A SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER IN THE SHOWER AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 32 YO FEMALE GOT WATER IN EAR IN SHOWER CERUMEN IMPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 8 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: Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT HAVING EAR PAIN X2 DAYS, STARTED AFTER TAKING BATH; OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| RT EAR SKIN TEAR.PT FELL INTOA TUB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TAKING A SHOWER AT HOME AND GOT WATER IN EARS NOW THEY HURT OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL AGAINST TUB/EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MOM NOTICED OBJECT IN CHILD'S EAR TODAY AFTER CHILD HAD A BATH. PT DENI ES PLACING OBJECT IN EAR. D: FOREIGN BODY, EAR, OTITIS MEDIA/EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT. WAS PICKED UP AT BABTSITTERS WHO SAID HER SON AND PT. WERE IN BATH TUB TOGETHER, HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN PTS. EARS. DX-CONTUSION EARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| SLIPPED IN SHOWER & CUT EAR R EARLOBE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| UNKNOWN F.B. IN EAR AFTER TAKING SHOWER DX: F.B. IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 78 YO FELL STRUCK EAR ON BATHTUB LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PAIN TO EAR AFTER TAKING SHOWER DX: EAR ACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 21 YOM C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING A SHOWER, THINKS WATER ENTERED I NTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, General purpose household cleaners |
| SCRAPPED EAR WHILE HAVING SHOWER, THINKS GOT SHOWER CLEANER INTO EAR, N OW C SWELLING&OOZINE " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT INJURED EAR ON SHOWER FIXTURE AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO DX// RIGHT EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA EXTERNA, POSSIBLE EARLY OTITIS MEDIA: TAKING SHOWER GOT WATER IN EAR YESTERDAY, COULDN'T GET IT OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN TUB/EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT AHD A SEIZURE, FELL AND HIT BATHTUB AT HOME . DX-2CM EAR LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Pens and pencils |
| PT, WHO HAD WATER IN EAR AFTER SHOWER, PUT PEN IN EAR TO CLEAR. NOW WIT H HEARING LOSS. D: CERUMEN IMPACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN THE BATHTUB STRIKING RIGHT EAR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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