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Accidents - Towels or cloths - Year 2010 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 780
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Date: 12/30/2010Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens
16 MO F WAS BURNED WITH HOT WASHCLOTH THAT WAS WARMED IN MICROWAVE;DX B URNED BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
LUMBAR STR. 45 YOM STRAINED BACK WHEN GRABBING A TOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2010Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens
41 YOF INJURED LOW BACK FROM PLACING TOWEL, HOT FROM MICROWAVE ON BACK. DX-1% THERMAL BURN TO LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
78YOM WAS BENDING OVER REACHING FOR A TOWEL FELT A POP IN GROIN; GROIN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
23 YOF SQUEEZING OUT A TOWEL "SOMETHING CAUGHT" AND LEFT SIDE OF BACK THROBBING SINCE THEN. DX-STRAIN LOW BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
DX BACK DISORDER, LUMBOSACRAL: 22YOF C/O LBP SINCE AM, DESCRIBES SHE REACHED DWN TO SIDE FOR TOWEL & FELT SHARP PN IN BILAT LOWER BACK SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2010Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Towels or cloths
39YOWM PT DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN YEST WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO P/U A TO WEL. DX. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN, L SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2010Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
48 YOF SLIPPED ON A TOWEL GETTING INTO BATHTUB AND FELL ON HER LOW BACK CONTUSION LUMBAR SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2010Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
49YOM, C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2010Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths, Bags
28 YOF LIFTED A BAG OF WET TOWELS AND LOW BACK WENT OUT LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Towels or cloths
25 YOF BENT TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND FELT PX. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2010Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
DX CONTU KNEE/SPRAIN HIP & THIGH: 31YOM SLIPP' IN TUB W/ R FOOT ON TOWEL, STRUCK MEDIAL KNEE AG'NST SIDE OF TUB "STRAINED" R HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2010Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Towels or cloths
50YOWF PT HAS HX OF SCIATICA, STATES SHE TURNED TO PUT A TOWEL AWAY AN D FELT A CATCH IN HER LOWER BACK. DX. LOW BACK PAIN, SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2010Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
46 YOM SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL ON FLOOR OF JAIL SUSTAINING LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
DX LBP/HIGH BLD PRESS: 60YOM ACUTE ON CHR LBP ACCOMP'D BY L LEG PN X 1D AFTER BEND'G OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AFTER GET' OUT OF SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2010Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
85YFC TRIPPED ON A TOWEL THAT WAS ON FLOOR AND FELL C/O HIP PAIN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/05/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
45 YOF-DEVELOPED LOW BP THIS AM-BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL ACUTE BACK SPASM,WAS DOING HARD LABOR 2 DAYS AGO DX ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
32YOF STANDING IN THE SHOWER TOWELING HERSELF OFF AND SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2010Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
43YOF BENT DOWN TO PICK UP WASH CLOTH AD INJURED LOW BACK LOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
59 YOM TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL IN THE FLOOR AT HOME, C/O LOW BACKPAIN. DX-SPRAIN LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2010Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Towels or cloths
29 YOM C/O LOW BACKPAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL, PAIN TO LEFT LEG AND BUTTOCKS. DX-LOW BACK PAINWITH RADIODOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2010Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
20 Y/O/F SLIPPED/FELL OVER TOWELS ON KITCHEN FLOOR DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars
PT IS 78 YOWF WHEN SUFFERED A FALL WHILE REACHING OVER TO PUT A TOWEL O N A RACK, FELL AND HIT ONTO R HIP. DX. R FEMORAL R FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/06/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
23YOM WITH G-TUBE, PULLED TUBE OUT WHILE TOWELING OFF AFTER SHOWER 1 WK AGO; G-TUBE OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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