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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT DAD ACCIDENTLYPULLED TOOTH OUT WITH A TOWEL. DX MOUTH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sinks |
| PT STATES HE SLIPPED ON A TOWEL IN BATHROOM AND TRUCK MOUTH ON SINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL / FELL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION / FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RT HAND CT-"MY BROTHER WHACKED ME W/A TOWEL"-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH WET TOWEL YESTERDAY; TRAUMA CONJUNCTIVITIS, EYE LID ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AT HOME; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 12 YO M SLIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL IN FLOOR. DX TIBIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOWEL AT THE BEACH THERE WAS A SHELL UNDER IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN SWUNG WET TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH TOWEL, FOREIGN BODY OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-FB IN EYE WHEN ANOTHER PERSON "POPPED A TOWEL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT WAS WEARING A TOWEL AND BACKED INTO WOOD STOVE; BURN TO BUTTOCKS DX: BURNS, 2ND DEGREE RIGHT BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WALKING BACKWARDS TRIPPED OVER TOWELS DX SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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