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Accidents - Towel racks or bars - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:173Upper Arm:59
Foot:15Mouth:6
Lower Leg:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/06/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT @ HOME FELL ONTO TOWEL ROD HITTING PALATE SOME BLEEDING. DX HARD PALATE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Hot tubs or home spas
HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2005Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT CUT FOOT ON A METAL TOWEL RACK. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets
PT WAS HANGING ON TOWEL RACK WHICH BROKE & PT HIT HEAD ON COMMODE. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM, HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
CHILD SWINGING ARM ON TOWEL RACK AND FELL DOWN ONTO ARM. D: ARM CONTUSI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT FELL FROM TOWEL RACK AT HOME, FELL ON LEG; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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