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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SUST CONTUSION TO FACE WITH TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors |
| PT FELL WHILE CLIMBING IN BATHROOM AND CAUGHT EYELID ON TOWEL HOOK WHICH WAS ON DOOR; LACERATION OF LEFT EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOWING HER HAIR DRY WITH A POWER HAIR DRYER BENT DOWN TO DO THE BACK AND HIT FACE ON THE TOWEL RACK CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| TOWEL BAR FELL ON FACE-LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 2 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: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK DX: LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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