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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 31 YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN THE BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK SYNCOPE 28YOF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 36 YOM-C/O R TEMPORAL AREA PAIN & ABRASION STRUCK BY A METAL TOWEL RACK DX CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Exercise |
| 42YOM CROSS TRAINING W/ A PERSONAL TRAINER BEGAN FEELING LIGHTHEADED WEAK& NAUSEOUS,PASSED OUT/HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: SCALP LAC,SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 33 YOF STOOD UP INTO METAL TOWEL BAR 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 33 YOF HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK WHILE CLEANING. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 34 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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