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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,704
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 3YOM WITH EAR TUBES TAKING A BATH & MAY HAVE GOTTEN WATER IN EAR WHEN H IS COTTON BALL FELL OUT, SCREAMING; EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Bathtub or shower enclosures |
| 26 YO M, C/O CUT TO EAR AFTER FALLING IN THE SHOWER AND HITTING SHOWER DOOR, DX EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 6YOM, 2YRS AGO FELL IN THE BATHTUB CUTTING EAR, STICHES APPLES, NEVER T AKEN OUT, PER MOM STILL ABLE TO SEE IT&NOW WITH SWELLING>>EAR ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 3 YO F, C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN WITH DISCHARGE, PT LIKES TO SWIM IN BATHTUB, DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 5 YO F FELL OUT SHOWER STRUCK EAR ON CABINETLAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| EAR LAC, 90 YOF FELL IN BATHTUB HITTING EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 6YOF EAR DRAINAGE & PAIN X 3 DAYS, EAR TUBES REMOVED 1 MONTH AGO, 'SWI MS' IN THE BATHTUB; OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 8 Y/O/M FELL IN THE SHOWER AT HOME AND HIT EAR DX/ LEFT EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 31YOM IN SHOWER AT HOME WHEN NOTED FAIRLY RAPID PAIN IN EARS DX BILATERAL EAR PAIN ETIOLOGY UNCLEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 5YOM WITH EAR TUBES TOOK BATH BEFORE BED, WOKE WITH EAR PAIN; OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 34YOM FELL WHILE GETTING INTO A BATHTUB STRUCK EAR LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 18 MO FEMALE FELL IN BATH TUB. DX EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 35 YO M FELL GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, SUDDEN PAIN IN EAR. DX PERFORATED T M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 4YOM SLIPPED IN BATHTUB AND HIT EAR DX: EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 67 YOM SLIPPED IN TUB LAST NIGHT SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Sinks |
| 29 YO F, C/O CUT TO EAR, WAS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, SLIPPED AND HIT SIN K, DX EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 4YOF TAKING A SHOWER AND GOT WATER IN EARS NOW THEY ARE INFECTED OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 3 YO F LAC HER EAR FALLING IN SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 49 YOM WAS USING A BROKEN SHOWER HEAD AND HAS HAD WATER IN EAR FOR 3 WK DX: FLUID L EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA/URI ACUTE: 28YOWM P/ EVAL OF L EAR PN X 1C. EAR ITCH' SO CLEANED OUT W ***S AFTER SHOWER'. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Ear protection devices |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA/TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION: 28YOM HO CHOLESTEATOMA IN R EAR. W TAK' SHOWER W HE LOST HIS EAR PLUG & GOT WATER INTO HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 24 YOF FELL IN THE TUB - LAC TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 42 YOF EAR PAIN, TAKING A BATH AND PUT HER HEAD UNDER THE WATER AND DEV ELOPED EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 44 Y/O F WAS TAKING BATH YESTERDAY NOW C/O BILAT EAR PAIN DX BILATERAL EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 2YOM WAS PLAYING WITH SHOWER PIN AND LAC LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 21 MO F FELL IN SHOWER;DX LACERATED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 51 YOM CLEANING EAR WHILE IN SHOWER AND SCRATCHED IT EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Chairs |
| 75 YOM FELL IN SHOWER AND HIT HEAD AND EAR ON HEAD OF SHOWER CHAIR. DX : LACERATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 2 YOF, EAR PAIN AFTER TAKING SHOWER DX: ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 27YOF L EAR PLUG' W/WATER AFTER TRY' TO IRRIGATE IN SHOWER. +PN; |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 19 YOF FELL IN SHOWER, HIT L EAR DX: EAR PAIN LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, First aid equipment |
| 11YOWM PT W/ HISTORY OF EAR PAIN, TOOK A SHOWER W/COTTON BALL IN EAR. DX. FB EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 31YOM, C/O EAR PAIN AFTER STRUCK IT IN THE SHOWER, ?MECH, 2D AGO >>EXTERNAL EAR INFECTINO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 8YOF WITH EAR PAIN AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, THOUGHT SHE GOT WATER I N EAR; OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 55 YOF, WATER IN EARS AFTER SOAKING IN TUB DX: OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 32 YR OLD FEMALE FELL IN SHOWER AND HIT HEAD,LAC EAR WITH HEADACHE NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| EAR PAIN-62YOF-SINCE SHE SHAMPOOED HER HAIR IN BATHTUB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 31YOM, ACC GOT WATER INTO EAR WHILE TAKING A SHOWER NOW IT'S PAINFUL >>OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 5 M, PT PRESENTED TO ED WITH EAR ACHE AFTER PLAYING IN THE BATHTUB. DX. OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 12 YO M, C/O LEFT EAR PAIN, PT WAS AT RELATIVE'S HOUSE IN BATHTUB AND G OT WATER IN EAR, DX OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 11MOM PT IN BATHTUB AND SLIPPED HITTING R SIDE OF HEAD AND EAR ON SIDE OF TUB. HAS BRUISE TO EAR. DX R EAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| DX OTITIS MEDIA ACUTE: 5YOM W/SUDDEN ONSET L EAR PN SHORTLY AFTER HIS BATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 74 Y/O M FELL IN TUB LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 2YOF, SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB&FELL HITTING SIDE OF HEAD, +EAR BLEEDING >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Swimming |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 22YOM EAR PN ONSET LAST NOC W IN SHOWER & PN CAME ON RATHER QUICKLY; WENT SWIM' IN HOTEL X 5D AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 4YOM DEVELOPED RIGHT EAR PAIN WHILE TAKING A SHOWER OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Soaps |
| 30 YR OLD MALE TAKING SHOWER AND GOT SOAP IN EAR CANAL WITH BUBBLES COM ING OUT CAUSING PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 26 Y/O/F SLIPPED / FELL IN THE SHOWER DX: R EAR LAC. / HEAD & R SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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