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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 310
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 83 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: Towels or cloths |
| PT FELL WHILE TWISTING A TOWEL AND LANDED ON RIBS. DIFFICULT HX TO OBTA IN DUE TO DEMENTIA. D:RIB FXS, PTX, MINOR CHI, LUNG GRANULOMA. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 67 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: Towels or cloths |
| FELL WHILE REACHING FOR A TOWEL. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 6 YOM WAS REACHING FOR TOWEL, FELL BACKWARDS CAUSING LACERATION TO B ACK OF HEAD. NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| HANGING TOWEL UP IN BATHROOM,HIT A MARBLE STATUE OF AN ORCA WHALE WITH TOWEL,STATUE HIT PT'S HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS PICKING UP A WASH CLOTH WHILE TAKING A SHOWER, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX. HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL OVER TOWELS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER SCALP LACERATION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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