Accidents - Towels or cloths - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,829
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	285
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	122
Year 2002:	38
Year 2003:	75
Year 2004:	246
Year 2005:	97
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	306
Year 2009:	229
Year 2010:	127

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	73
16-25 years old:	162
26-50 years old:	653
50+ years old:	922

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
47YOF DEV. WRIST PAIN WHILE WAS SQUEEZING A WASHING CLOTH >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
67YOF, TRIPPED OVER A DROP-CLOTH&FELL LANDING ONTO HANDS >>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
2 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT WRIST AFTER A TRIP AND FALL OVER TOWEL AT HOME TODAY- DX- CONTUSION AND ABRASION RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
36YOF, HYPEREXTENDED WRIST DRYING OFF DAUGHTER WITH A TOWEL >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
70 Y/O/F INJURED WIRST WHILE DRYING HERSELF OFF WITH A TOWEL AT HOME DX/ RIGHT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
50YOF CONTUSION TO WRIST HIT ON SHELF WHILE PUTTING TOWLES AWAY AT HOME **
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED ON TOWELS FELL FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN RINGING OUT A WASHCLOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
PT WALKING ON THE BEACH AND TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGH T ARM STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
69 YO C/O WRIST PAIN, LIFTING STACKS OF TOWELS FELT A POP IN LEFT WRIST DX-LEFT WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Insect induced injuries
28 YOF FLIPPED A TOWEL AT A BUG THIS MORNING AND SUSTAINED A SPRAINED W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
C/O WRIST PAIN S/P SLIPPED ON A TOWEL ON THE FLOOR&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCH ED HANDS>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Jewelry
PT STATES A TOWEL WAS ON FIRE & SHE TRIED TO THROW IT AWAY FROM HER & IT GOT CAUGHT ON BRACELET BURNING WRIST DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Towels or cloths
PT ON COUMADIN AND WHILE WRINGING OUT A WET TOWEL SHE FELT A POP IN RIG HG WRIST NOW HER WRIST IS SWOLLEN HMATOMA TO WRIST FROM POPPED VEIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL/WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
PT FELL OVER A BEACH TOWEL AT THE BEACH ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT LOWER A RM FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
PT CAUGHT HER FOOT IN A TOWEL AND TRIPPED ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT HAND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
29 YO M WRIST PAIN INJURED WHEN TWISTING TO DRY SELF OFF WITH A TOWEL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars
PT WAS HANGING TOWELS AND RACK FELL AND INJURED WRIST. DX: SPRAIN WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
PT LIFTED A TOWEL AND FELT POP. DX: L WRIST PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
16 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AT SCHOOL AND INJURED WRIST FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2005	Age: 43 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
PT WAS WORKING W/ LAUNDRY , WET TOWELS C/O WRIST PAIN DX L WRIST STR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
L WRIST FX/66YOF AT HOME WAS REACHING FOR A TOWEL AND FELL. HIT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
PT FELL OVER TOWEL AT HOME, FX LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL ON FLOOR DX. WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE CARRYING TOWELS AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
30 YOF WRINGING OUT A RAG STRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED ON A TOWEL. DX-R WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
LT WRIST SPRAIN-AT HOME-WHILE SQUEEZING A WASH CLOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 58 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
WRIST SPRAIN, TENDONITIS - 58 YOF NOTICED PAIN TO WRIST THREE DAYS AGO AFTER TWISTING A TOWEL, INJURY TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
LAST NIGHT CLEANING WITH TOWEL, HURT WRIST WHILE WRINGING TOWEL DX: LEFT WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2001	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2001	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1998	Age: 57 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, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Step stools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1998	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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