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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 10 YO F TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL FELL FORWARD ONTO ARM DX: FX TO L ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SHOULDER STR. 15 YOF STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN FOLDING TOWELS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 6YOM; PT WAS IN THE BATHROOM AND SLIPPED ON A TOWEL. D; FALL / SHOULD ER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 6 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: Towels or cloths, Swimming |
| 6 YR F SLIPPED ON TOWEL AFTER SWIMMNG;DX CONTUSED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 13YOM PT AT POOL W/ FRIENDS. PT ACCID HIT IN L EYE BY A TOWEL "SNAPPED" BY FRIEND. PAIN IN EYE, BLURRED VISION. DX TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 13YOM WAS AT HOME, HAD A TOWEL SNAPPED AT HIM, HIT LT EYE CAUSING VITRE OUS HEMORRHAGE, COMMOTIO RETINA, HYPHEMA, PERIORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CONCUSSION;HEAD INJ/7YOF WAS RUNNING IN HALLWAY IN HOLET AND TRIPPED ON HER TOWEL AND LANDED ON L SIDE OF FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Soaps |
| 7YOF STAYING W/SISTER, WOKE W/BLOOD IN UNDERWEAR, STATES VIGOROUSLY WAS HES PERINEAL AREA WITH SOAP & WASHCLOTH,FREQUENT BUBBLE BATHS;VAGINITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Swimming pools |
| 10YOF, RUNNING @ THE SWIMMING POOL, TRIPPED OVER THE TOWEL&FELL >>SHOULDER MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 6YOF- PT JUST FINISHED SWIMMING HAD A TOWEL WRAPPED AROUNG ARMS FELL FROM STANDING POSITION, FELL ONTO FACE. DX CHIN LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Day wear |
| 13 Y/O W/M BURN HAND WHEN PLAYING WITH FINGER NAIL POLISH REMOVER AND CAUGHT SHIRT AND TOWEL ON FIRE IN BATHROOM. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 11 YOM HIT IN EYE W/TOWEL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 14 YOM SLIPPED ON A TOWEL ON BATHROOM FLOOR. FRACTURE, RIGHT 4TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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