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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 677
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT USED WASH RAG WITH NAIR CREAM ON IT TO WIPE VAGINAL AREA, NOW W ITH VAGINAL ITCHING; IRRITANT VAGINITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WRIST SPRAIN-INJURED ON A WET TOWEL WHILE DOING LAUNDRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-C/O TONGUE SWELLING AND REDNESS WITH HEAVINESS AROUND RT EYE AFTR WIPING FACE ON A TOWEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| STATES HE BURNED HAND ON A HOT TOWEL DX LT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| WHILE PICKING UP TOWELS, PT HIT FINGER ON SIDE OF WOOD PANELING SUSTAIN ED PIECE OF WOOD UNDERNEATH NAIL. D: FOREIGN BODY, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| NECK SPASM,STRAIN - NECK POPPED WHEN DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER REACHING FOR A TOWEL DLIPPED DISLOCATE D RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PICKING UP HEAVY WET TOWELS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WHILE REACHING FOR A TOWEL, PATIENT HEARD SOMETHING "POP" IN LOWER BACK CAUSING BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TINEA CRURIS OF GROIN FROM SHARING TOWEL WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS ATHLETE'S FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| MALE WAS USING NEW BATH TOWEL,FACE BROKE OUT IN RASH,FACIAL DERMITTIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RT RETINAL DETACHMENT-C/O RT EYE PAIN AFTER BEING HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TOWEL. C/O PROGRESSIVE BLURRING VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 16 YO F HIT IN R EYE WITH TOWEL. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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