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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 658
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors |
| 4 YO MALE HANGING ON A TOWEL RACK ON A DOOR AND FELL. DX SCALP LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| BENT DOWN IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON METAL TOWEL RACK CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 10 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 |
| SCALP LAC-10 Y/O M-HIT HEAD ON PORCELAIN TOWEL RACK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 85 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 |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE TOWEL RACK SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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 BAR. DX-SCALP ABRASION, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | 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 WITIH LAC TO HEAD FROM A TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 49YO/M BUMPED HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 YOM, FELL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK , HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 BAR, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| H'TMA HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 38 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, WHEN STANDING UP DX: CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING&UPON STANDING HIT HEAD ONTO A TOWEL RACK >>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS BENDING DOWN IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WITH CONCUSSION, STRUCK BY METAL TOWEL HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| CHI;FOREHEAD LAC/3YOF AT HOME WAS GETTING READY FOR BATH AND SLIPPED AN D STRUCK METAL BAR IN BATHROOM SUSTAINING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LAC HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 59 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 FOREHEAD ON TOWEL ROCK DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC HEAD ON METAL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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