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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 08/14/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ASPIRATED WATER FROM CLOTH WHILE BATHING WATER ASPIRATION/TROUBLE BREATHING * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| TOWEL LEFT ON LAMP CAUGHT FIRE IN BEDROOM CAUSING SMOKE INHALATION, UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| CHILD WAS IN ROOM WHEN TOWEL THAT WAS ON LAMP STARTED SMOKING NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2001 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Containers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/1998 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths, General purpose household cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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