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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 708
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CHI.PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Other drugs or medications |
| 3 DAYS AGO, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK, +BUMP ONTOH EAD>>CLOSED HEADINJUREY/HEMATOMA/ +P *** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX FALL STRIK'G AN OBJECT/ABRASION HEAD/CONTU FACE: MECH FALL IN BATHRM THIS MORN'G AFTER CHR LOW BACK SPASMS, HIT L FACE ONTO TOWEL BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 64 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: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HAND ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM AND FX WRIST AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CHEST WALL PAIN-GRABBED TOWEL RACK FOR SUPPORT-RACK BROKE-PT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM AND IS ON ***, AMOUNT NOT STATEDCONTU SION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 72 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BAR IN BATHROOM AT NURSING HOME; ABRASION H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT EWRIST ON A TOWEL RACK INJURY RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| STRUCK BACK ON TOWEL RACK/MUSCLE SPASM RT DORSAL THORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON PAPER TOWEL HOLDER. DX: HEAD ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL TODAY IN BATHROOM AND HIT TOWEL RACK. DX: RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX CONTU, DORSUM OF R FOOT: DROPPED A METAL TOWEL RACK ON R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| SCALP & FACIAL LAC/66YOM SLIPPED IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR. ALSO LAC UNDER R EYE.NO DIZZINESS OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| STATES WAS DRYING HER HANDS AT HOME, LOST HER BALANCE AND GRABBED A TOWEL RACK WITH HER LT WRIST. NONDISPLACE FX LT WRIST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CHI,RT ELBOW CONTSION.PT FELL INTO A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN SHOWER, LAC TO R SHOULDER, HIT ON TOWEL RACK DX; 3 CM SHOULDER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| TOWEL RACK FELL ON FOOT. DX- L ANKLE AND FOOT CONTUSIONS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT BENT OVER STRUCK FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK, CAUSED LACT TO FOREHEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT LEANED ON A TOWEL RACK WHICH COLLAPSED. DX: CHEST CONT, 9TH RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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