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Accidents - Towels or cloths - Year 2007 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:155
6-15 years old:5
50+ years old:49

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/17/2007Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
PT AT THE NURSING HOME TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towels or cloths, Swimming pools
4 YO F CLOSED HEAD INJURY CONTUSIONS TO FACE AND FOREHEAD TRIPPED ON TOWEL GETTING OUT OF POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towels or cloths
CHILD WAS RUNNING AND SKID ON A WET TOWEL FALLING TO GROUND. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/07/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towels or cloths, Built-in swimming pools
FELL WHILE WALKING BESIDES POOL TRIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FELL ONTO FACE. NOSE BLEED. DX CHI FACIAL CONTUSION. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towels or cloths, Toilets
PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TOILET. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towels or cloths
PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD I NJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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