Accidents - Towel racks or bars - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,092
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	162
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	188
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	45
Year 2005:	173
Year 2007:	104
Year 2008:	21
Year 2009:	92
Year 2010:	32

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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, Toilets
A 5 YR OLD MALE WAS HANGING ON TOWEL BAR THAT BROKE & HE FELL BACK & HI T HEAD ON TOILET DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
2YOM-HEAD LAC-HIT A TOWEL RACK-@ A STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 08/21/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT DX HEAD CONCUSSION/TINEA CAPITIS - S/P PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AND FELL AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
FELL ON TOWEL RACK;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 01/11/2007	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

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 4 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, 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: 06/27/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 05/20/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 11/02/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS HANGING FROM A TOWEL RACK IN THE BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS STRICK ING HEAD ON FLOOR, SUSTAINED" CLOSED EHAD INJURY"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
HANGING ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM, IT BROKE DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 3 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
PT FELL AND HTI HEAD ON TOWEL RACK IN THE BATHROOM. D: LACERATION SCA LP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 5 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
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: RAN INTO TOWEL BAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls
2 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY PULLED A TOWEL BAR OUT OF THE WALL. TOWEL BAR THEN HIT PT IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towel racks or bars
FELL FROM HANGING ON TOWEL RACK DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
BROTHER THREW A TOWEL RACK AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD. D: LACERATION SCAL P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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, Towels or cloths
PT PULLED A TOWEL DOWN THAT WAS ON A RACK AND THE RACK FELL OFF THE WAL L STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
HEAD LACERATION - WAS HANGING FROM A TOWEL RACK AND FELL HITTING BACK O F HEAD ON TILE EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 5 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
SCALP LAC-HIT W/ A TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1998	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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