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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 236
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| 16YO F PT C/O POSSIBLE MOLE ON CHEST BLEEDING AFTER HITTING IT W/TOWEL WHILE DRYING OFF AFTER SHOWER. DX. CHEST WALL LESION, BLEEDING. |
| 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: 12/15/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WHILE DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL AFTER SHOWER, PT FELL, BACK PAIN-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WITH THORACIC PAIN WHEN REMOVING TOWEL AFTER SHOWERING TODAY. D: THO RACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WITH PAIN AT SITE OF INCISION AFTER PULLING STITCHES BY USING A TOWEL TO DRY OFF DX: BREAST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT INJURED BACK WHILE TOWEL DRYING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Laundry baskets |
| BACK PAIN-AT HOME-AFTER SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND LAUNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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