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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,702
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 24 YOF FELL IN THE TUB - LAC TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 19 YOF FELL IN SHOWER, HIT L EAR DX: EAR PAIN LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Swimming |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 22YOM EAR PN ONSET LAST NOC W IN SHOWER & PN CAME ON RATHER QUICKLY; WENT SWIM' IN HOTEL X 5D AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| DX CERUMEN IMPACTION AU/REMOVED IMPACTION AU/MILD OTITIS EXTERNA AU: 23YOM H/O ONSET L EAR PN LAST NO W RIN'G & DEC HEAR; IN SHOWER SX WORSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 22YOM SHOWERING TWO DAYS AGO AND GOT WATER IN RIGHT EAR GOT INFECTED OT ITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL DOWN IN SHOWER ONTO LEFT EAR, RECEIVED CONTUSION TO LEFT EAR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Bleaches |
| EXTERNAL OTITIS INFLAMMATION 2ND TO CHEMICAL BURN: CLEANING THE SHOWER PORING BLEACH, SPLASHED IT WHEN CLEANING UP SOAP BASE,SPLASHED IN R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| L EAR PAIN. GOT WATER IN IT WHILE SHOWERING. OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| C/O EAR PAIN FOR FEW DAYS TAKES LONG SHOWERS BUT NO SWIMMING >>OTITIS EXTERAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 24 YOF WAS IN WHIRL POOL YESTERDAY AND UNABLE TO GET WATER OUT OF EAR, C/O PAIN, DX: OTITIS EXTERNA, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| C/O GRADUAL ONET OF EAR PAIN WITH DRAINAGE AFTER SHOWERING LAST PM >>SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| LEFT EAR LAC, PT FELL IN SHOWER HITTING EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| DX R EAR CERUMIN IMPACTION: C/O R EAR PAIN X 3D, DEC HEAR'G. STARTED ATER WATER IN EAR DURING SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| REPORTS BATHES ALOT , PUTTING EAR UNDER WATER, NOW WITH PAIN >> OTITIS EXTERAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 21 YOM C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING A SHOWER, THINKS WATER ENTERED I NTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT INJURED EAR ON SHOWER FIXTURE AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO DX// RIGHT EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 23 YO MALE HAS EAR PAIN AFTER SHOWERING LEFT OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND GOT WATER IN HIS RIGHT EAR NOW SEVERE PAIN I N EAR OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| AFTER SHOWER AT HOME FEELS LIKE EAR IS PLUGGED. DX: IMPACTED CERUMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| PT WAS CLEANING EAR W/ *** IN SHOWER C/O EAR PAIN DX TYMPANIC MEMBRAN E PERFORMED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| CUT TO EAR FELL WHILE IN SHOWER AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| C/O R EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING SHOWER, DX; OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STARTED HAVING EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING A SHOWER. DX. OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 25 YO SLIPPED AND WENT UNDER WATER IN TUB ;C/O EAR PAIN OTITIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| LEFT EAR OTITIS-C/O PAIN TO LEFT EAR AFTER GETTING WATER IN EAR WHILE T AKING A SHOWER. UNABLE TO HEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WITH EAR PAIN. PT TOOK SHOWER LAST NIGHT AND CONCERNED ABOUT FLUID F ROM SHOWER. WATER FEELING IN EAR D:OTITIS MEDIA, POSSIBLE PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF BATHTUB ONTO FLOOR. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT E ARLOBE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| PERFORATION RIGHT TYMPANIC EARDDRUM. BLOODY DRAINAGE AFTER TAKING SHOWE R THE NIGHT BEFORE AND CLEANING EAR WITH ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT C/O SLIPPED AND FELL IN TUB AND HIT RT EAR AND HEAD TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| RIGHT EAR PAIN. PT GOT WATER IN EAR FROM TAKING A SHOWER AND STUCK A Q TIP IN EAR INJURING EAR, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Faucets or spigots |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO TUB, HIT HEAD ON FAUCET, SUSTAINED LACERA TION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| PT. REPORTS HE WAS TAKING SHOWER LAST PM AND USED *** TO CLEAN EAR. DX. C/O BOTH EARS PAIN, EARACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Toilets |
| PT FELL WHILE TAKING SHOWER HITTING LT EAR ON TOILET, LAC LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT. FAINTED IN SHOWER AT COLLEGE, LAC BEHIND L EAR, FELT DIZZY IN SHOWE R AND FAINTED. DX. LAC BEHIND L EAR, CONT L JAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 19 YO WHILE SHOWER DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN EAR TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2001 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/1999 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/1998 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/1997 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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