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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 352
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 24 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.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN STOOD UP & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX; LAC.SC ALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR IN SCHOOL BATHROOM DX: CHI W/ CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 5 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 |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: RAN INTO TOWEL BAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 19 YO FEMALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 32 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 STATES HE WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND WAS IN BATHROOM VOMITTING AND COME UP AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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