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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 437
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| 16 MO F WAS BURNED WITH HOT WASHCLOTH THAT WAS WARMED IN MICROWAVE;DX B URNED BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| 3YOF, IN THE TUB, TRYING TO REACH WASHING CLOTH WHEN SLIPPED HITTING FA CE A DISHSOAP>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 3YOF MOM WRAPPED PT IN TOWEL AFTER BATH, WALKING IN HALLWAY AND FELL, N OW LIMPING; LEG SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| A 3 YOF TO ER WITH FACIAL BURN(RUG BURN) PT WAS RUBBING FACE WITH WASHC LOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 2YOM-LIP LAC-SLIPPED ON A TOWEL-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 4YOF PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING ACTING LIKE A PUPPY PLAYING TUG A WAR WITH A TOWEL PT HAD IN MOUTH TOOTH INJURY. DX DENTAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 5YOF SCRATCHED VAGINA WITH WASH CLOTH ABRASION VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 3 Y/O FEMALE GOT OUT OF SHOWER & HAD A TOWEL AROUND HER & FELL HITTING CHIN ON FLOOR DX: LACERATION TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 2 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT WRIST AFTER A TRIP AND FALL OVER TOWEL AT HOME TODAY- DX- CONTUSION AND ABRASION RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 2YOF TRIPPED ON TOWEL AT HOME SUSTAINING INJURY TO CHIN DX - CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 2YOM WAS HIT IN THE LT. EYE WITH A WASHCLOTH- EYE RED DX: LT EYE IRRITIATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 3 MO M WAS FOUND LYING NEXT TO TOWEL NOT BREATHING. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 14MOM RUNNING IN THE KITCHEN AND STEPPED ON A TOWEL THAT HE WAS CARRYIN G FELL TO A TILE FLOOR ABRASION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 4 YO M REACHING FOR TOWEL AFTER PLAYING WITH DOG, DOG SCRATCHED FACE AT HOME. DX FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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