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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sinks |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM, HIT SHOULDER ON SINK & FELL TO FLOOR. INJ URED LT SHOULDER & FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | 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: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT A TOWEL FLICKED IN HIS FACE CAUSING A CORNEA L ABRASION TO HIS RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN BENDING O VER TO PICK UP A TOWEL - AT HOME - BENDING AND TWISTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT TOWELING HAIR AND HAD BACK PAIN LAST NIGHT; BACK PAIN/SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIP ON A TOWEL INJURING RT FOOT C/O PN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TOWEL FALLING DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD DX:CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, General purpose household cleaners |
| C/O EYE PAIN - MAY HAVE USED A TOWEL THAT HAD "***" ON ITDX: L EYE CHEM ICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SUSTAINED A SPRAINED LOWER BACK FRO SWINGING A TOWEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS TOWEL WRESTLING AND RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PULLED BACK. D: CO NTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT @ HOME FRIEND LIT A WASHCLOTH ON FIRE PT WITH BURNS TO FACE,CHIN AND EAR. DX: PT LEFT BEFORE EVAL. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 2 DAYS AGO PT PLAYING WITH SISTER - GOT HIT IN R EYE WITH TOWEL WHIPPED IN PT'S DIRECTION. DX: HYPHEMA EYE, CONT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT DX LT FOOT/NKLE SPRAIN - SLIPPED ON BATH TOWEL AT HOME AND FELL TWISTING LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Abrasive cleaners |
| PT WIPED FACE WITH A RAG WITH *** KITCHEN CLEANSER ON IT, DX DERMATITIS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O RED BUMPY RAISED RASH TO RT FACE, RT NECK, L LEG, W/ SEVER ITCHING; CONTACT DERMATITIS POSS CAUSED BY NEW TOWELS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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