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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 610
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 61 YOF DX HEAD CONTUSION - PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 21 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 21YOM, SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A DESK VS TOWEL RACK >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 5 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, Toilets |
| A 5 YR OLD MALE WAS HANGING ON TOWEL BAR THAT BROKE & HE FELL BACK & HI T HEAD ON TOILET DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| O18 YOM DX HEADACHE - HIT HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER AT HOME JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN THE BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK SYNCOPE 28YOF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 25 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 25YOF SLIPPED ON WET BATHROOM FLOOR AT HOME STRUCK HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 36 YOM-C/O R TEMPORAL AREA PAIN & ABRASION STRUCK BY A METAL TOWEL RACK DX CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 89 Y MALE CHASING ROACHES, GRABBED A TOWEL RACK THAT BROKE. FELL AND HIT HEAD, DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 42 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, Exercise |
| 42YOM CROSS TRAINING W/ A PERSONAL TRAINER BEGAN FEELING LIGHTHEADED WEAK& NAUSEOUS,PASSED OUT/HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: SCALP LAC,SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YOF STOOD UP INTO METAL TOWEL BAR 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| 8YOF WAS HANGING FROM TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM AT HOME WHEN RACK BROKE & PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON TOILET. DX - SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 2YOM-HEAD LAC-HIT A TOWEL RACK-@ A STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YOF HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK WHILE CLEANING. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17YOF, C/O H/A AFTER ACC FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK 3D AGO >>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8YOWF PT HIT HER HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A TOWEL RACK. DX. CONT SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| 90 YO F, C/O HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AFTER LOSING BALANCE GETTING UP FROM TOILET, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69YOM IN THE BATHROOM OF THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED GRABBED THE TOWEL RAC K AND THEN HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | 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 |
| HEAD CONTUSION.24YOF HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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