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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WITH CHI FROM A TOWEL RACK AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Soaps |
| PT LEANING OVER TO GRAB SOME SOAP FROM CERAMIC TOWEL RACK AND BROKE TOW EL RACK CUTTING SELF ON WRIST ACCIDENTLY. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT C/O INTERMITTENT HA & NAUSEA SINCE HITTING HER HED ON TOWEL RACK. F RONTAL ASPECT, SHARP LAST A FEW HOURS. HEAD CONTUSION HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 20 YO FELL STRUCK NECK ON TOWEL RACK LAC NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HIS HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK IN A GROUP HOME DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| AT HOME PT BUMPED L ELBOW AGAINST TOWEL RACK & REINJURED ELBOW AT WORK, DX CONTUSION TO L ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 21 YO HIT IN FACE BY PAPER TOWEL RACK CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| INJURED FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK THIS MORNING LACERATED THUMB * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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