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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX ALLERGIC URTICARIA (HIVES) W 1D H/O PRURTIS & URTICARIA AFTER US'G A RAG WHILE SHOWER'G THAT HAD BEEIN IN PT'S BAG FOR 1+WK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX ELECTRICALSHOCK: ABD PAIN, BACK PAIN, RIB PAIN, N AND FEEL'G SOB S/P SHOCKED W PULL'G HAIR STRAIGHTER OUT OF SOCK W STAND'G ON WET TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SMOKE INHALATION. PT BURNED A TOWEL WHEN PLACING IT IN A MICROWAVE. SMO KE FILLED THE KITCHEN |
| 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: 07/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AND GOT DIZZY DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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