Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,771
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	36
6-15 years old:	277
16-25 years old:	233
26-50 years old:	385
50+ years old:	838

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	650	Face:	379
Toe:	146	Lower Trunk:	110
Lower Arm:	92	Wrist:	88
Hand:	76	Foot:	59
Finger:	59	Upper Trunk:	40
Shoulder:	30	Mouth:	20
Elbow:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LACERATION SCALP-CUT TOP OF HEAD ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT WAS JUMPING UP & DOWN IN BATHROOM & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX - CONCUSSION WITHOUT L.O.C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	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
FELL AND HOT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
AT HOME PT GOT DIZZY IN BATHROOM,GRABBED TOWEL RACK & FELL TO GROUND +LOC, DX SYNCOPE & RIGHT OLECRANON FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 73 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
PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN PT GOT PUSHED INTO TOWEL RACK. D: CO NTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls
TOWEL RACK FELL FROM WALL CUTTING WRIST AS IT FELL PUNCTURE WOUND LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT STATES THAT A BAR IN THE BATHROOM STALL AT *** FELL AND HIT IN BACK OF HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT HANGING FROM TOWEL ROD WHEN IT HIT PT DX: R CLAVICLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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
DX RIGHT EYEBROW LACERATION: HIT FACE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 52 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
LEGS WERE ASLEEP AND HE WENT TO BATHROOM AND LEGS COLLAPSED AND HE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CLOSED HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND STRUCK SHOULDER ON TOWEL RACK DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT FELL INTO TOWEL RACK, CONTUSION TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
MOUTH LAC-@ HOME-PT HAD A TOWEL ROD IN MOUTH & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 26 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
HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWE RACK FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC HAND ON A GLASS TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 45 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
HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
TOWEL RACK HIT PT IN THE FACE, FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
HEAD TRAUMA, VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL RACK AT HOME,C/O PAI N, TENDERNESS, SWELLING, REDNESS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
CUT FOREARM ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towel racks or bars
STEPPED ON A POINTED TOWEL RACK BAREFOOT PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 13 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: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT EYE ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME; EYELID ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT CUT ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
HEAD CONT. VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL BAR IN THE GROUPHOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO LOC, TRF TO NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 87 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-@ HOME-FELL-HIT PAPER TOWEL HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 4 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, Coins
4 YOF STRUCK HEAD ON TOWEL HOOK CAUSING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD, ALSO SW ALLOWED QUARTER LAST SATURDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths
DX ABDOMINAL HEMATOMA: REACHING FOR TOWEL ON RACK, RACK CAME LOOSE AND PT FELL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
RUSHING TO BATHROOM,SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKE HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: SCAL P LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 13 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
INJURY TO RIGHT UPPER EYELID WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND HIT EDGE OF TOWEL R ACK. CONTUSION, RIGHT UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING A BOWEL RACK AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	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
PAIN TO BACK FELL TRYING TO GRAB TOWEL RACK DX: CONTUSION TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 24 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, Towels or cloths
HEAD CONT. PT HIT HEAD ON A TOWEL RACK WHEN PICKING UP A TOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 47 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
PT FELL AND HIT NOSE ON TOWEL HANGER. DX: NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT TRIPPED AT HOME STRIKING HAND AGAINST A TOWEL RACK CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT DROPPED AN IRON TOWEL HOLDER ONTO LT GREAT TOE, LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK ON A TOWEL RACK AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Towels or cloths
PT WAS IN THE BATHROOM, AT HOME, & GRABBED A TOWEL, HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL BAR- NO LOC. DX: FACIAL LACERATION- REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
63 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL HOLDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors
WAS IN BATHROOM, SLIPPED AND FELL, THINKS SHE TRIED TO GRAB TOWEL RACK, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD ON DOOR. DX. L RIB FXS, CONT. R TONGUE,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC R GREAT TOE, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING TOWEL HOLDER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK WHILE WRESTLING WITH BROTHER DX: CHI, LT EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT. FELL INTO METAL BAR IN BATHROOM STRIK'G UPPER CENTRAL INCISORS. CRI ED IMMED. NO LOC. OR HEAD TRAUMA. REFERRED BY PMD ON PHONE. DX.: DENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PATIENT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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