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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT 100 YEARS TRIPPED ON TOWEL GETTING INTO SHOWER AT ADULT HOME AND HIT FACE AND HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL LAST NIGHT, HIT HEAD ON METAL TOILET PAPER HOLDER. DX - HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOM WRAPPING CHILD IN TOWEL AFTER BATH WHEN BABY SLIPPED FROM ARMS LAND ING ON *** FLOOR. HIT HEAD. D: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SKULL FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY. PT WAS HIT IN HAD BY METAL TOWEL POLE HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIPPED ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FAICAL CONT, ELOPED FROM ED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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