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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 398
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ELBOW DISLOCATION, PICKED UP IN A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Drinking glasses |
| PULLED TOWEL OFF COUNTER, GLASS HIT NOSE NOSE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON HER TOWEL / FELL & HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| EYEBALL ABRASION, SCRATCHED EYE WITH TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT COUGHING, SLIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL & HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| MOM WIPED PATIENT'S EYE WITH WET WASH CLOTH AT HOME, WOKE WITH EYE RED AND SWOLLEN; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT PATIENT SWINGING ON TOWEL AND BAR BROKE AT HOME; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LACERATION CHIN - 4 YOM WAS AT CAMP, TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE HITTING HIS CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL DX. CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 5 YOF SLIPPED ON TOWEL HIT HEAD ON DRAWER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Faucets or spigots |
| PATIENT IN SINK FOR BATH, MOM TURNED TO GET TOWEL, CHILD GRABBED FAUCET AND TURNED ON HOT WATER. DX. 2ND DEGREE ANKLE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT PLAYING WITH TOWEL THAT MOM USED TO WIPE OFF DIAPER RASH CREAM, PT T OUCHED TOWEL TO FACE, SWELLING AND ITCHING TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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