Accidents - Towel racks or bars - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 988
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	241
Year 1999:	100
Year 2002:	119
Year 2003:	74
Year 2004:	95
Year 2006:	84
Year 2007:	30
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	155

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 02/03/2010	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

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
TOWEL BAR FELL ON HER;DX LACERATED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 12 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
PT FELL AND HIT CHIN ON TOWEL BAR. DX: CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT EYE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME; EYELID ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
INJURY TO RIGHT UPPER EYELID WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND HIT EDGE OF TOWEL R ACK. CONTUSION, RIGHT UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 11 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, Towels or cloths
PT WAS IN THE BATHROOM, AT HOME, & GRABBED A TOWEL, HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL BAR- NO LOC. DX: FACIAL LACERATION- REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 7 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 WALKED INTO TOWEL RACK. DX: 1 CM BROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT FOREHEAD ON PAPER TOWEL RACK DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers
PT IN SHOWER AND SLIPPED HIT HEAD AGST TOWEL BAR DX 1/2 CM LAC TO RT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors
PT FELL WHILE CLIMBING IN BATHROOM AND CAUGHT EYELID ON TOWEL HOOK WHICH WAS ON DOOR; LACERATION OF LEFT EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars, Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOWING HER HAIR DRY WITH A POWER HAIR DRYER BENT DOWN TO DO THE BACK AND HIT FACE ON THE TOWEL RACK CONTUSION FACE
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: 11/06/2002	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: 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: 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

Date: 08/14/1999	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1997	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1997	Age: 6 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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