|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT DX SCALP ABRASION - S/P AFTER TOWEL RACK BROKE AND FELL ON PT'S HEAD AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| VIDEO GAME FELL OVER;DX CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CUT TOP OF FOOT WHEN TOWEL RACK FELL ;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL AGAINST TOWEL RACK;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| TOWEL BAR FELL ON FOOT DX: FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
