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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| 3 YOM FELL & HIT ARM ONA TOWEL BAR, IN THE SHOWER, AT HOME, LAST NIGHT BRUISING OVER LT BICEP. DX; ECCHYMOSIS TO LT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 3Y/O,M,HANGING ON TOWEL BAR AT HOME, BROKE, CUT FINGER ON BROKEN TILE, LAC. R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL ROD IN BATHROOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| PT WAS HANGING ON TOWEL RACK WHEN IT BROKE AND PT HIT HEAD ON TOILET. D: FALL / CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT DX CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA - C/O TOWEL BAR FELL ON HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS BEING HELD AND BUMPED HEAD ON TOWEL BAR. D : CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD LAC, PT HANGING FROM THE BATH TOWEL RACK, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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