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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 599
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RAG AND FELL. DX: R ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| REACHING FOR A TOWEL AND SHOULDER POPPED OUT DX: R SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WHILE REACHING FOR TOWEL DEVELOPED RT. SHOULDER PAIN DX: STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 69 YOF FELL AT HOME AFTER TRIPPING OVER DROP CLOTH. FX/DISLOCATION OF HUMERAL HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER REACHING FOR A TOWEL DLIPPED DISLOCATE D RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 30 Y/O M INJURED RT SHOULDER WHILE DRYING HIS HAIR WITH A TOWEL AT HOME .DX; RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER TOWELS - FELL AND HIT SHOULDER ON WALL - RIGHT SHOULDER ST RAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ACUTE MUSCLE STRAIN SHOULDER AND NECK, WHILE PUTTING TOWEL ON HEAD THIS AM LEFT SHOULDER "POPPED". |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FELL AT HOME ON A TOWEL THAT WAS IN THE BATHROOM STRAINED RIGHT SHOU LDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN SWUNG WET TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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