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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 514
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER BATH TOWEL AND INJURED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Heaters or heating systems |
| CHILD FIGHTING OVER TOWEL WITH SISTER-LET TOWEL GO-FELL AND HIT HEATER WITH BACK/SHOULDERS DX SECOND DEGREE BURN TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED ON BEACH TOWEL/ LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Tableware and accessories |
| PT WAS RUNNING WITH A TOWEL & STEPPED ON THE TOWEL & FELL DOWN WHILE H OLDING SIPPY CUP IN MOUTH, LOWER LIP LACERATION. D: LACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT HAD A STYE TO RIGHT EYELID. USED A WARM WASHCLOTH WHICH OPENED STYE. DX: STYE RIGHT EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PERNEUM AB-SCRATCHED WHILE WASHING HERSELF W/A CLOTH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT GOT CHOKED ON PIECE OF CLOTH AND THEN SWALLOWED. DX: INGESTIO N ON PIECE OF CLOTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| EAR ACHE FOR 1 HOUR, PPUT HOT WASH CLOTH OVER EAR WITHOUT REKIEF AT HOJ E. DX: OTITIS MEDIA, RSV. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| STARTED CRYING WHEN MOM WIPED FACE WITH TOWEL;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PUT CLOTH IN NOSE DX: FB NOSTRIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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