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Accidents - Towels or cloths - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1999:66
Year 2000:67
Year 2003:16
Year 2005:31
Year 2007:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 02/14/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Other ranges or ovens
PT WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO UPPER LEFT LEG AFTER TRYING TO GET PAN OUT OF OVEN AND TOWEL CAUGHT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2005Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR HER TOWEL IN BATHROOM, STRETCHED HER LEG & DID THE SPLITS, HURTING HER LT HAMSTRING. DX - LT HAMSTRING MUSCLE PULL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths, Abrasive cleaners
YESTERDAY ACCIDENTLY USED A WASH CLOTH W/ *** FOR SHOWERING C/O RASH DX DERMITITUS TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens
38 YO MALE HAD SMALL BLISTER ON UPPER THIGH, PUT MICROWAVED RAG ON IT AND BURNED THIGH - 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2000Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/1999Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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