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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 768
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK - LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 77 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON THE TOWEL RACK @ HOME. E 8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT RT SIDE OF FACE ON TOWEL RACK DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD PLAYING IN BATHROOM WHEN HE CLIMBED ON TOWEL RACK AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD YESTERDAY ON TOWEL RACK DIZZINESS BLURRY VISION DX POST TRAUMA TIC LABYRINTHITIS AND DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls |
| 2 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY PULLED A TOWEL BAR OUT OF THE WALL. TOWEL BAR THEN HIT PT IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL FROM HANGING ON TOWEL RACK DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Sinks |
| WHILE PUTTING LOTION/POWDER ON LT FOOT (BUG BITES) FELL TRYING TO PUT F OOT ON SINK & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RQCK. DX LAC SCALP, ABRAS LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| BROTHER THREW A TOWEL RACK AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD. D: LACERATION SCAL P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths |
| PT PULLED A TOWEL DOWN THAT WAS ON A RACK AND THE RACK FELL OFF THE WAL L STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON WET BATHROOM FLOOR AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CHI - FELL HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD LACERATION - WAS HANGING FROM A TOWEL RACK AND FELL HITTING BACK O F HEAD ON TILE EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL / HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD IN TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| SCALP LAC-HIT W/ A TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK. DX HEAD AND JAW PAIN AND PT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OFF HIGH SHELF IN BATHROOM,SLIP&FALL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX:CEPHALOHEMATOMA DISLOCATED TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON A TOWEL RA CK. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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