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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 729
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bleachers |
| DX PATELLAR DIS/PATELLAR TENDINITS: 16YOM: REACH'G DOWN TO PICK UP TOWEL; BACK ON KNEE HIT BLEACHER, PATELLAR DIS LAT. KNEE CAP REDUCED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:DISCOVERED HUFFING AEROSOL HAIR SPRAY ,SPRAYING ON A TOWEL @ GROUP HOME 9 AM,SEEN 3PM,CDC NTF,STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:DISCOVERED HUFFING AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY THRU A TOWEL@ 9: 30 AM @ GROUP HOME,SEEN 3 PM, CDC NTF, STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AND HIT HEAD ON SHELF CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 16YOF AT THE BEACH LYAING ON A HOTEL TOWEL AND DEVELOPED A RASH TO UPPE R TRUNK CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 20 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| BEGAN HAVING RT LOWER BACK PAIN RADIATING INTO RT HIP AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. STRAIN TO LOW BACK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SKIN RASH - C/O SKIN RASH AND ITCHING AFTER USING NEW TOWEL 4 HRS PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| H/O DD, TREACHER-COLLINS SYNDROME, CLEFT LIP/PALATE, HAD LESION ON TONG UE, DEVELOPED INTO OPEN WOUND,H/O CARRIES WASHCLOTH IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BENT OVER TO WRAP HER WET HAIR IN TOWEL AND DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN WIT H SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN SLIPPING ON A TOWEL VISITING A PT AT MVH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 25YOF GOT OUT OF HER SHOWER,ATTEMPTING TO WRAP TOWEL AROUND HER, FELT PULLING IN RT SHOULDER;SHOULDER TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN BENDING OVER DRYING LEGS WITH A TOWEL AT HOME. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cookware |
| HOLDING PAN W/DISH TOWEL BURN HAND WHEN TOWEL SLIPPED OFFBURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WAS IN BASEMENT SLIPPED ON TOWEL INJURED FOOT ...FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O RASH&EYE PAIN FOR 4D WITH SWELLING&ITCHING, NOT SURE IF TOWELS @ T HE HOTEL ARE CAUSING IT>>CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O IRRITATNT SKIN SPECIALLY TO CHIN AFTER WASHING FACE WITH WASHING CL OTH>>IRRITANT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 23 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX ALLERGIC RXN: RASH/ITCH'G TO B LEGS. PT STATES THAT SHE TOWELS & SHEETS THAT ARE NEW, NOT WASED. PT THINKS SHE'S HAV'G RXN TO SAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT DX SKIN RASH - DUE TO USING NEW TOWEL TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT LIT A CLOTH WITH PAINT THINNER ON FIRE IN SHOP AT SCHGOLFIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL PT STOMPED OUT WITH FOOT DX: BURN TO RIGHT LOWER LEG & FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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