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Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Year 2009 - Head

 



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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: 12/11/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 11/20/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 11/06/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 09/27/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 08/31/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 08/27/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 08/23/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 08/16/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 07/16/2009Age: 97 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/26/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Towel racks or bars
H'TMA HEAD ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/23/2009Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 04/30/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 04/11/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 04/05/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 02/22/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
LAC HEAD ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 01/26/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 01/25/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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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