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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 315
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 37 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| 37 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER TOWEL ON BATHROOM FLOOR HITTING HEAD ON TUB AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 45 YO M PRISON INMATE STATES HE SLIPPED ON TOWEL AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD TONIGHT. NOW HEAD/NECK PAIN. DX:SKULL FX, SAH, SDH, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL LAST NIGHT, HIT HEAD ON METAL TOILET PAPER HOLDER. DX - HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT C/O HEAD INJURY. PT BENT DOWN TO PICK UP TOWEL AD HIT HEAD. DX HEADA CHE ACUTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 03/03/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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