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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 553
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SCALP LAC, PT DROPPED A WASH CLOTH AND THEN SLIPPED ON IT HITTING HEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RUBBED A CLOTH AGAINST EYE DX. CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT BENDING OVER DRYING HAIR WITH TOWEL DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX:LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL IN SHOWER, FELT POP C/O BACK PAIN ALL DOWN LOWER BACK AND HIPS. DX: ACUTE LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL ON FLOOR, FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE LOWER BACK . DX. CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SPECK OF METAL FROM CLEANING RAG TO EYE 2 DAYS AGO, C/O HEADACHE. DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 35 Y/O M C/O LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATE - WHILE DRYING BACK WITH TOWEL. DX: DISLOCATED SHOULDER RIGHT ANTERIOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP A TOWEL. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| BENT OVER TO PUT TOWEL OVER HEAD, DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN, FELL ONTO FLOOR. DX: LT. SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT USED WASH CLOTH AND HAD EYE PX. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Washing machines |
| 45 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FX FINGER. PT WAS PULLING ON A TOWEL TO REMOVE IT FR OM UNDER SOMETHING & STRUCK FINGER ON WASHING MACHINE @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SCRATCHED LEFT EYE WITH TOWEL. DX: SCLERAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT TRIPPED ON A TOWEL. DX: L GREAT TOE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ON ****, NOSEBLEED UNABLE TO CONTROL, SOAKED 2 WASHCLOTHES AND A TOWEL. ACUTE EPITAXIS, RESOLVED, **** THERAPY, CONGENITAL HT DZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT INJURED BACK WHILE REACHING FOR TOWEL DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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