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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 653
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 47YOF DEV. WRIST PAIN WHILE WAS SQUEEZING A WASHING CLOTH >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 36YOF, HYPEREXTENDED WRIST DRYING OFF DAUGHTER WITH A TOWEL >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 50YOF CONTUSION TO WRIST HIT ON SHELF WHILE PUTTING TOWLES AWAY AT HOME ** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Insect induced injuries |
| 28 YOF FLIPPED A TOWEL AT A BUG THIS MORNING AND SUSTAINED A SPRAINED W RIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Jewelry |
| PT STATES A TOWEL WAS ON FIRE & SHE TRIED TO THROW IT AWAY FROM HER & IT GOT CAUGHT ON BRACELET BURNING WRIST DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 29 YO M WRIST PAIN INJURED WHEN TWISTING TO DRY SELF OFF WITH A TOWEL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT LIFTED A TOWEL AND FELT POP. DX: L WRIST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS WORKING W/ LAUNDRY , WET TOWELS C/O WRIST PAIN DX L WRIST STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FELL OVER TOWEL AT HOME, FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE CARRYING TOWELS AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT WRIS T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 30 YOF WRINGING OUT A RAG STRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| NOTICED PAIN WHEN LIFTING WET TOWELS. DX. TENOSYNOVITIS, R EPICONDYLIT IS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/1999 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Step stools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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