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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 282
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| 8YOF WAS HANGING FROM TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM AT HOME WHEN RACK BROKE & PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON TOILET. DX - SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 15YOM INJ.JUST BELOW LOWER LIP AT HOME WHEN INSTALLING A TOWELL RACK, IT FLIPPED BACK & HIT HIM. DX; LAC.BELOW LOWER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 8YOWF PT HIT HER HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A TOWEL RACK. DX. CONT SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 6 YO M, WAS RUNNING AND PLAYING IN AUNT'S YARD, STEPPED ON A TOWEL RACK THAT THEN STRUCK HIM IN FACE, DX FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON A METAL TOWELL RACK. DX EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 8YOM HANGING FROM A TWOEL RACK FELL LAC TO EAR AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 11YOF FELL IN THE BATHROOM STRUCK FACE ON THE TOWEL RACK LACERATION FAC E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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