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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK - LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SLIPPED IN WATER AND FELL INTO TOWEL RACK;ABRAS, FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD PLAYING IN BATHROOM WHEN HE CLIMBED ON TOWEL RACK AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT EYEBROW ON BATHROOM TOWEL RACK CORNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT CUT CHEEK ON RUSTY METAL PAPER TOWEL HOLDER AT PARK; FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC (R) EAR, PT STRUCK THE TOWEL RACK IN THE BATHROOM, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 13YOBF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-FELL AT HOME HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM LACERATED RIGHT EAR WHEN RUNNING IN TO IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Clothespins |
| CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE, BENT OVER A TOWEL RACK AT HOME AND HIT EYE ON A CLOTHES PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - HIT ON TOWEL RACK WHEN GETTING OUT OF BATH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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