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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WRIST SPRAIN-INJURED ON A WET TOWEL WHILE DOING LAUNDRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| 57YOHF WHO WAS USING SOME TYPE OF CLOTH TO SCRUB BATHTUB AND IT BECAME SNAGGED ON SOMETHING AND CAUSED HER TO SPRAIN WRIST AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| NOTICED PAIN WHEN LIFTING WET TOWELS. DX. TENOSYNOVITIS, R EPICONDYLIT IS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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