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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON CLOTHES THAT WERE ON STAIRS @ HOME, ROLLING HER LEFT FOOT FORWARD ANKLE SWOLLEN. DX HAPPEN ON 09/15. DX SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| R KNEE PAIN PUSHING TOWELS IN FLOOR DX; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT HAD A TOWEL WRAPPED ON HER HEAD WHEN HER YOUNGER BROTHER PULLED ON I T JERKING HER NECK. HAS PAIN IN NECK. DX NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO TOE AFTER TRIPPING OVER A TOWEL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRYING TO MOP SOME WATER UP ON THE FLOOR WITH A TOWEL USING HER FOOT AND SLIPPED CAUGHT FOOT IN TOWEL STRAINED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Other drugs or medications |
| PT WIPED EYE W/WET TOWEL YEST, POSS HAD *** POWDER OR DR MIRACLESHAIR G REASE ON IT, C/O BLURRED VISION, PAIN & SWELLING;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS RUNNING WITH A BATH TOWEL AROUND HIM AND TRIPPED OVER THE TOWEL - LANDED ON ARM. D: FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT HIT IN EYE W/SNAPPED TOWEL WHILE AT SWIMMING POOL/REC SITE, NOW W/PR ESSURE OVER EYE, PAIN AND BLURRED VISION; HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY. PT WAS HIT IN HAD BY METAL TOWEL POLE HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars |
| PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL IN THE BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING HIS TESTICLE ON EDGE OF A TOWEL RACK. NEEDS SURG REPAIR. DX SCROTAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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