Accidents - Towel racks or bars - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,879
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	78
Year 1998:	122
Year 1999:	93
Year 2000:	318
Year 2001:	287
Year 2002:	314
Year 2003:	16
Year 2005:	427
Year 2006:	341
Year 2007:	303
Year 2008:	264
Year 2009:	198
Year 2010:	112

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
61 YOF DX HEAD CONTUSION - PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 89 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
89 Y MALE CHASING ROACHES, GRABBED A TOWEL RACK THAT BROKE. FELL AND HIT HEAD, DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets
90 YO F, C/O HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AFTER LOSING BALANCE GETTING UP FROM TOILET, DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
69YOM IN THE BATHROOM OF THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED GRABBED THE TOWEL RAC K AND THEN HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE TOWEL RACK SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 52 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
52 YOM, FELL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK , HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR, DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Towel racks or bars
H'TMA HEAD ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 55 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
HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL ROCK DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/24/2007	Age: 92 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: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LACERATION HEAD-CUT ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 64 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
FELL, HIT HEAD ON GRAB BAR IN BATHROOM/ CHI POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT BENT OVER IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT ADULT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	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
PT STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK A FEW DAYS AGO CONTINUED PAIN IN HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 73 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 HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
LEGS WERE ASLEEP AND HE WENT TO BATHROOM AND LEGS COLLAPSED AND HE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CLOSED HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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
HEAD CONT. VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL BAR IN THE GROUPHOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO LOC, TRF TO NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 87 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-@ HOME-FELL-HIT PAPER TOWEL HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
RUSHING TO BATHROOM,SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKE HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: SCAL P LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 77 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING A BOWEL RACK AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
63 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL HOLDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
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: 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: 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: 05/19/2005	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: 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: 03/01/2005	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

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: 11/29/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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
77 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON THE TOWEL RACK @ HOME. E 8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 79 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, Sinks
WHILE PUTTING LOTION/POWDER ON LT FOOT (BUG BITES) FELL TRYING TO PUT F OOT ON SINK & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RQCK. DX LAC SCALP, ABRAS LOWER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 55 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
FELL / HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT HEAD IN TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Towel racks or bars, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OFF HIGH SHELF IN BATHROOM,SLIP&FALL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX:CEPHALOHEMATOMA DISLOCATED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 85 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
PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON A TOWEL RA CK. LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 91 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2001	Age: 52 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, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2001	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2001	Age: 81 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2001	Age: 99 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2001	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 84 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: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2000	Age: 78 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2000	Age: 96 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1999	Age: 83 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1998	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1997	Age: 60 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1997	Age: 75 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: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1997	Age: 71 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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