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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 833
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 75 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 75YOF ABR HIP ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LUMBAR CONTUSION.72YOM FELL INTO A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LEANED ON A TOWEL RACK THAT GAVE WAY AND FELL TO FLOOR, LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 81 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 |
| HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE FELL AGAINST TOWEL RACK AND CONTUSED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PAIN TO BACK FELL TRYING TO GRAB TOWEL RACK DX: CONTUSION TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 01/21/2004 | Age: 86 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: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL IN BATHROOM DURING THE NIGHT AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. COMPLA INING OF HIP PAIN. D: HIP FX, UTI. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 11/19/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SLIPPED IN BATHROOM AND GRABBED TOWEL BAR WHICH BROKE. DX: INTRACTABLE HIP PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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, Toilets |
| PT. WAS TRYING TO MOVE FROM WHEELCHAIR TO COMMODE , WAS LEANING ON TOWEL RACK, WHICH BROKE, CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL INJURING LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED AGAINST TOWEL RACK FALLING TO FLOOR DX: FRACTURE TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2000 | Age: 93 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/1999 | Age: 92 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/1999 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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