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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 669
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL DIZZY, GRABBED TOWEL RACK TO BRACE FALL, FELL & HIT HEAD DX: HTN, BACK SPRAIN 2ND COMPRESSION FX, DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT DX FX 2ND DIGIT OF LT FOOT - C/O TOWEL HOLDER FELL ONTO LT FOOT YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 89 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL RACK LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS DRINKING IN A BAR, WENT TO THE BATHROOM SLIPPED, HIT HEAD ON TOW EL RACK AND FELL DOWN. DX: CHI, SCALP LAC, INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: FELL IN BATHROOM, STRUCK TOWEL RACK AND WRENCHED BACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT C/O FALL.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM. DX LAC SCALP . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT INJURIED HAND ON A TOWEL BAR TONIGHT SUSTAINED " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SLIPPED AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON METAL TOWEL HOLDER. D: HEAD AND LIP LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| 79 YOF FELL AND BROKE BOTH LOWER ARMS AND NOSE AFTER TOWEL BAR BROKE WH ILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 77 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 |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL IN BATHROON HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX- SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL AND HAND HIT TOWEL RACK DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SCALP HEMATOMA: GOING TO BATHROOM TO CHANGE DEPEND, TRIPPED OVER TOWEL RACK AND HIT HEAD, INJURED BILATERAL ELBOWS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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