|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 360
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 YO M FELL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 3YOM HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT DAYCARE; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| FACIAL LAC, 25 YOM FELL INTO A TOWEL BAR IN SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79 YO WHITE FEMALE FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL BAR, NO LOC, LAC TO FOREHAED DX: HEAD INJURY W/ LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOM INJ.JUST BELOW LOWER LIP AT HOME WHEN INSTALLING A TOWELL RACK, IT FLIPPED BACK & HIT HIM. DX; LAC.BELOW LOWER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 5 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX LAC FACE: 5YOM SLIP' IN TUB, BUMP' R EYEBROW AGAINST TOWEL RACK; LAC R BROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42YOF SUSTAINED A FACIAL LACERATION SLIPPED IN BATHROOM AND STRUCK FACE ON A TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 6 YO M, WAS RUNNING AND PLAYING IN AUNT'S YARD, STEPPED ON A TOWEL RACK THAT THEN STRUCK HIM IN FACE, DX FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON A METAL TOWELL RACK. DX EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOF FELL IN THE BATHROOM STRUCK FACE ON THE TOWEL RACK LACERATION FAC E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YO F STRUCK FACE AGAINST TOWEL RACK LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
