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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT RT SIDE OF FACE ON TOWEL RACK DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD YESTERDAY ON TOWEL RACK DIZZINESS BLURRY VISION DX POST TRAUMA TIC LABYRINTHITIS AND DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls |
| LOW BACK PAIN/50YOM AT WK 3 NIGHTS AGO, FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HIS HEAD O N TOWEL BAR & HIT BACK INTO THE WALL. NOW C/O EXCRUICIATING PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME AFTER ETOH INTAKE DX:ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT CHIN ON TOWEL RACK DX: LACERATION CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CHI - FELL HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT STRUCK HAND ON TOWEL RACK DX LACERATION, CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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