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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 650
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LACERATION SCALP-CUT TOP OF HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT WAS JUMPING UP & DOWN IN BATHROOM & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX - CONCUSSION WITHOUT L.O.C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN PT GOT PUSHED INTO TOWEL RACK. D: CO NTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT STATES THAT A BAR IN THE BATHROOM STALL AT *** FELL AND HIT IN BACK OF HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 52 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 |
| LEGS WERE ASLEEP AND HE WENT TO BATHROOM AND LEGS COLLAPSED AND HE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CLOSED HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD TRAUMA, VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL RACK AT HOME,C/O PAI N, TENDERNESS, SWELLING, REDNESS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD CONT. VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL BAR IN THE GROUPHOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO LOC, TRF TO NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CHI-@ HOME-FELL-HIT PAPER TOWEL HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| RUSHING TO BATHROOM,SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKE HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: SCAL P LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING A BOWEL RACK AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 24 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, Towels or cloths |
| HEAD CONT. PT HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK WHEN PICKING UP A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 63 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL HOLDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK WHILE WRESTLING WITH BROTHER DX: CHI, LT EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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