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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 405
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PLAYING OUTSIDE, SUDDEN ONSET NECK PAIN AT HOME. 6 DAYS AGO PAPER TOWE L HOLDER FELL LACERATING FOREHEAD. DX; MUSCLE SPASM NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT FELL HOLDING ONTO A TOWEL RACK. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LEFT FOOT SOFT TISSUE INJURY-WOODEN PAPER TOWEL HOLDER FELL INJURING LE FT FOOT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FX R HIP - FELL WHEN HAND SLIPPED OF TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 94 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PAPER TOWEL HOLDER FELL ON 53 YO FEMALE AND HIT LEG IN BATHROOM AT CASI NO CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS RT HAND ON A TOWEL BAR CAUSING A CONTUSI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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