Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,240
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	94
6-15 years old:	80
16-25 years old:	188
26-50 years old:	471
50+ years old:	405

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	352	Lower Trunk:	277
Face:	254	Foot:	94
Hand:	88	Neck:	69
Lower Arm:	33	Upper Trunk:	30
Lower Leg:	16	Upper Arm:	16
Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towel racks or bars
PLAYING OUTSIDE, SUDDEN ONSET NECK PAIN AT HOME. 6 DAYS AGO PAPER TOWE L HOLDER FELL LACERATING FOREHEAD. DX; MUSCLE SPASM NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/10/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT FELL HOLDING ONTO A TOWEL RACK. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towel racks or bars
INJURED LOWER BACK A WEEK AGO, TODAY WAS CLEANING BATHOOM, FELL AND HIT BACK ON TOWEL RACK DX: LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
LEFT FOOT SOFT TISSUE INJURY-WOODEN PAPER TOWEL HOLDER FELL INJURING LE FT FOOT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 24 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.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN STOOD UP & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX; LAC.SC ALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
46 YO MALE HIT TOWEL RACK WITH FIST CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
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: 09/05/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
17 YO MALE HAD TOWEL RACK FALL ON LEFT FOOT AT ***LACERATION FOOT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towel racks or bars
HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX. CONCUSSION
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: 08/03/2003	Age: 35 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
HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: HEAD CONTUSION
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: 07/23/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT IN BATHROOM, CUT RT PINKY ON BROKEN TOWEL RACK
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: 06/15/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION: CUT ARM ON METAL EDGE OF TOWEL RACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR IN SCHOOL BATHROOM DX: CHI W/ CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 27 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
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME.
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

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: RAN INTO TOWEL BAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
FX R HIP - FELL WHEN HAND SLIPPED OF TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
94 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
19 YO FEMALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 32 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 STATES HE WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND WAS IN BATHROOM VOMITTING AND COME UP AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PAPER TOWEL HOLDER FELL ON 53 YO FEMALE AND HIT LEG IN BATHROOM AT CASI NO CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
47 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE HOLDING ONTO TOWEL RACK CONTUSION LEFT ARM/HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT FELL AND HIT TOWEL RACK. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths
LUMBAR STR/41YOF LEANED TOWARD TOWEL RING TO GET A TOWEL AND IN DOING S O INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS RT HAND ON A TOWEL BAR CAUSING A CONTUSI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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