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Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Year 2006 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
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Date: 12/01/2006Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
FELL AND HOT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
DX RIGHT EYEBROW LACERATION: HIT FACE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWE RACK FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
TOWEL RACK HIT PT IN THE FACE, FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT EYE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME; EYELID ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Coins
4 YOF STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL HOOK CAUSING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD, ALSO SW ALLOWED QUARTER LAST SATURDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
INJURY TO RIGHT UPPER EYELID WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND HIT EDGE OF TOWEL R ACK. CONTUSION, RIGHT UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT FELL AND HIT NOSE ON TOWEL HANGER. DX: NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2006Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths
PT WAS IN THE BATHROOM, AT HOME, & GRABBED A TOWEL, HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL BAR- NO LOC. DX: FACIAL LACERATION- REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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