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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,887
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86YOF REACHING UP TO GET A TOWEL,LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR;SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CONTUSION RT.EYE.PT.REFERS WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP CLOTH,ACCIDENT ALLY HITTING WOOD STICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 72YO HISP FEMALE TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL FELL LANDED ON L HIP DX CLOSED HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Day wear |
| PT TRIED TO PUT OUT KITCHEN FIRE W/TOWEL & CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: FULL THICKNESS BURNS CHEST/ABDOMEN, PARTIAL THICK BURN FACE 50%TBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 81YOF AT THE NURSING HOME HAVING FACE WASHED WITH A WASH CLOTH AND SUST AINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | 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: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| 91YOF AT THE NURSING HOME GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL FELL HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC, CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ANKLE BLEEDING AFTER RUBBING WITH A TOWEL. DX. BLEEDING VARICOSE VEIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FELL ON WET TOWEL IN BATHROOM FX LT FOOT * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS COOKING W/GREASE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE & THREW A WET TOWEL ON TOP WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: BURNS BILAT HANDS, CHEST, ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM AND SLIPPED ON TOWEL ON FLOOR AND FELL HITTING HEAD DX: ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, First aid equipment |
| REPORTS CLEANED FOOT WITH TOWEL&***S IN B/T TOES&NOW WITH SWELLING&REDN ESS SPREADING ONTO FOOT>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL IN BATHROOM. DX: R 8, 9, 10,11 RIB FX'S, R L3-4 TP FX, TRACE PERIHEPATIC FLUID. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED ON TOWELS FELL FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN RINGING OUT A WASHCLOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O HIP PAIN SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FELL AT HOME. DX-LEFT HIP INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS AT HOME GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER, GOT FOOT TANGLED IN THE TOWEL CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WALKING ON THE BEACH AND TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGH T ARM STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT IN HER BATHROOM PICKING UP TOWELS AND FELL LANDED ONTO RIGHT HIP FRA CTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 90YOF IN CUPBOARD REACHING FOR A TOWEL AT HOME LOST BALANCE FELL INJURED NECK;NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 85 YO F THORACIC COMPRESSION FRACTURE FELL WHILE REACHING FOR A TOWEL IN BATHROOM AT HOME, HISTORY OF FREQUENT FALLS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RIBS STRAIN-STRAINED WHEN REACHING FOR A TOWEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS HELPING DAUGHTER FOLD TOWELS AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: MECHANICAL LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CHI-HIT HEAD WHILE REACHING FOR A TOWEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ANKLE FX. PT DROPPED A TOWEL AND FELL OVER IT WHEN CARRYING LAUNDRY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 66YOM WAS HOME WASHING HIMSELF WITH WASH CLOTH NOTICED BLOOD;SCROTAL SK IN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Hot tubs or home spas |
| 51 YOF SLIPPED ON TOWEL GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB CONTUSION COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO WRAP HAIR IN TOWEL AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 51 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG TOWEL NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| PT WARMED TOWEL IN MICROWAVE AND THEN THREW IN GARBAGE WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sinks |
| PT WAS BRUSHING TEETH AND REACHED BEHIND HER TO GET A TOWEL AT THE SINK AND FELL STRUCK CHEST POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A WET TOWEL AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AT HOME LACERATION LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS USING A RAG TO CLEAN UP WATER AND FELL ONTO KNEES. DX: R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, First aid equipment |
| PT PUT A *** IN EAR AND THEN PUT A TOWEL OVER HEAD WITH THE *** ST ILL IN EAR PUSHED IT IN FURTHER AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 66 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: Towels or cloths, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL ON BATHROOM FLOOR WHILE EXITING THE BATHROOM&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A ?DRESSER>>COSED HEAD INJ/T3 SPINE FX/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SAT ON A RAG WITH MINERAL SPIRTS WHILE DRIVING. DX CHEMICAL BURN R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 79YO WHITE FEMALE PUT HOT TOWEL ON UPPER ARM TO HELP WITH ARTHRITIS DX BURN WOUND R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT PUTTING TOWELS ON THE PLANTS IN HER YARD TO PREVENT FROST DAMAGE AND FELL STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT BENDING OVER DRYING LEGS OFF WITH A TOWEL AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER B ACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT AT HOME SMOKING ASHES FELL ON TOWEL STARTING FIRE PT TRIED STEPPING OUT WITH BARE FEET/ DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TOES 1 2 AND 4 NO FD ATTENDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| 59 Y/O PUT A TOWEL IN A MICROWAVE IN HOTEL ROOM CAUGHT TOWEL ON FIRE. DX-SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL OFF THE FLOOR OF THE BATHROOM AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 76 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: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPPED ON TOWEL ON FLOOR OF BATHROOM AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO BATHTUB HITTING HEAD. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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