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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 191
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors |
| 4 YO MALE HANGING ON A TOWEL RACK ON A DOOR AND FELL. DX SCALP LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 5YO M, TOWEL HOLDER FELL ON PT'S FACE, CUT FOREHEAD DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SWINGING FROM TOWEL RACK AND FELL;DX FRACTURED CLAVICLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT PLAYING W/ SISTER W/ A METAL BAR FROM TOWEL RAN IN HER HAND. PT FELL AND BAR STRUCK PT INSIDE OF MOUTH. BLEEDING. DX PALATE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| CHI;FOREHEAD LAC/3YOF AT HOME WAS GETTING READY FOR BATH AND SLIPPED AN D STRUCK METAL BAR IN BATHROOM SUSTAINING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HAD A TOWEL RACK IN HER MOUTH AND FELL. D: ORAL MUCCOSA ABRASION W ITH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 3 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: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC HEAD ON METAL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT POKED IN MOUTH WHILE PLAYING W/PART OF TOWEL BAR, NOW W/ABRASIONS TO HARD PALATE AND UVULA; MOUTH ABRASION, ORAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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