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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 385
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL AND HOT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX RIGHT EYEBROW LACERATION: HIT FACE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND STRUCK SHOULDER ON TOWEL RACK DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL INTO TOWEL RACK, CONTUSION TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWE RACK FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| TOWEL RACK HIT PT IN THE FACE, FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL AND HIT NOSE ON TOWEL HANGER. DX: NASAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT DROPPED AN IRON TOWEL HOLDER ONTO LT GREAT TOE, LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC R GREAT TOE, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING TOWEL HOLDER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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