Accidents - Towel racks or bars - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 736
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	24
Year 1999:	98
Year 2000:	38
Year 2001:	77
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	87
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	92
Year 2007:	73
Year 2010:	127

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	18
6-15 years old:	17
16-25 years old:	108
26-50 years old:	239
50+ years old:	352

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
40YOM,LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LOWER ARM S/P A TOWEL BAR FELL & CUT HIS ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
49 YO M, C/O CUT TO RIGHT FOREARM, THIS MORNING ACCIDENTALLY HIT ARM AG AINST BROKEN TOWL RACK AT HOME, DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT FELL AND GRABBED TOWEL RACK ; RACK FELL OUT AND CUT PT ON FOREARM. D: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
CONTUSED FOREARM ON TOWEL RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars
PT FELL IN NURSING HOME AND HIT ARM ON TOWEL RACKDX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC
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: 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: 05/26/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers
79 YOF FELL AND BROKE BOTH LOWER ARMS AND NOSE AFTER TOWEL BAR BROKE WH ILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers
35 YO FEMALE HAD TOWEL RACK IN HOTEL BREAK OFF AND PATIENT FELL IN TUB CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 19 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 PLAYING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AT HOME STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST A TOWEL RACK IN THE BATHROOM LACERATION ARM
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: 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: 09/29/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
DX RIGHT LOWER ARM CONTUSION: STRUCK ARM ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2000	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1999	Age: 69 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towel racks or bars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1998	Age: 6 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towel racks or bars, Paper products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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