Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,018
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	148
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	103
Year 2001:	55
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	5
Year 2006:	14
Year 2007:	322
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	148

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	146
16-25 years old:	160
26-50 years old:	554
50+ years old:	156

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
ELBOW LAC-24 Y/O M-CUT ON BROKEN PORCELAIN TOWEL HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers
TRAUMA RT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS SLIP WHILE TAKING SHOWER HIT ELBOW WITH TOWEL RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
64 YR OLD HIT ELBOW ON TOWEL HOLDER IN BATHROOM 1 MONTH AGO DX// LEFT ELOBW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
AT HOME PT BUMPED L ELBOW AGAINST TOWEL RACK & REINJURED ELBOW AT WORK, DX CONTUSION TO L ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT ELBOW ON TOWEL RACK, CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT C/O ELBOW PAIN AFTER HITTING HER ELBOW HARD INTO A CONCRETE TOWEL RACK AFTER BLOWING HER HAIR. DX-CONTUSION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON A TOWEL RACK, LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towel racks or bars
30 Y/O F INJURED L ELBOW WHEN HIT IT ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX; L ELBOW SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT SLIPPED AT HOME STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A TOWEL RACK CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
42 Y/O F INJURED L ELBOW WHEN HIT IT ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX; L ELBOW CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
AT HOME PT GOT DIZZY IN BATHROOM,GRABBED TOWEL RACK & FELL TO GROUND +LOC, DX SYNCOPE & RIGHT OLECRANON FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT R ELBOW ON A TOWEL RACK AT SCHOOL THIS AM. DX: LAC ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC L ELBOW, PT STS STRUCK A TOWEL RACK AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2001	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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