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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,313
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 66YOM, SET A TOWEL ON FIRE, ?MECH, WHILE ETOH BINGE DRINKING >>ETOH=0.205 INTOX/ W/D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Soaps |
| 53YOF WITH SEVERE ALLERGIC RASH AFTER USING TOWEL WASHED IN NEW SOAP. DX: ALLERGIC HIVES 40% OF BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 72YOM, ON ASA, TAKING A SHOWER & ACC SCRAPED V.VEINS ONTO LEGS WHILE DR YING WITH A TOWEL>>BLEEDING VARICOSE VEINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Detergents |
| RASH-45YOM C/O RED, ITCHY RASH ALL OVER AFTER USING A TOWEL AT A FRIEND S HOUSE. HAD BEEN WASHED IN A NEW DETERGENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 3 MO M WAS FOUND LYING NEXT TO TOWEL NOT BREATHING. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:CAUGHT HUFFING AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY THROUGH A TOWEL @ GROUP HOME @ 9:30 AM,SEEN 3 PM,CDC NTF,STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:DISCOVERED HUFFING AEROSOL HAIR SPRAY ,SPRAYING ON A TOWEL @ GROUP HOME 9 AM,SEEN 3PM,CDC NTF,STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:CAUGHT HUFFING *** HAIRSPRAY THROUGH A TOWEL @GROUP H OME 9:30 AM,CDC NTF,STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT/SEEN IN ER 3 PM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HAIRSPRAY HUFFING:DISCOVERED HUFFING AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY THRU A TOWEL@ 9: 30 AM @ GROUP HOME,SEEN 3 PM, CDC NTF, STATED SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 46 YOM SKIN BEGAN BURNING AFTER USING TOWEL AT HOTEL ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| PT WARMED TOWEL IN MICROWAVE AND THEN THREW IN GARBAGE WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| 59 Y/O PUT A TOWEL IN A MICROWAVE IN HOTEL ROOM CAUGHT TOWEL ON FIRE. DX-SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX ALLERGIC URTICARIA (HIVES) W 1D H/O PRURTIS & URTICARIA AFTER US'G A RAG WHILE SHOWER'G THAT HAD BEEIN IN PT'S BAG FOR 1+WK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ASPIRATED WATER FROM CLOTH WHILE BATHING WATER ASPIRATION/TROUBLE BREATHING * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX ELECTRICALSHOCK: ABD PAIN, BACK PAIN, RIB PAIN, N AND FEEL'G SOB S/P SHOCKED W PULL'G HAIR STRAIGHTER OUT OF SOCK W STAND'G ON WET TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| TOWEL LEFT ON LAMP CAUGHT FIRE IN BEDROOM CAUSING SMOKE INHALATION, UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM AND FELL UNABLE TO GET UP BEING WEAK,ADMIT TED FOR PNEUMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| TOWELS IGNITED ON THEIR OWN CAUSING FIRE AT HOUSE, BROKE WINDOW TO ESCA PE, FD ATTENDED FIRE DX: SMOKE INHALATION, L HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SMOKE INHALATION WHEN KITCHEN TOWEL CAUGHT ON FIRE.FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SMOKE INHALATION. PT BURNED A TOWEL WHEN PLACING IT IN A MICROWAVE. SMO KE FILLED THE KITCHEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| CHILD WAS IN ROOM WHEN TOWEL THAT WAS ON LAMP STARTED SMOKING NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-C/O TONGUE SWELLING AND REDNESS WITH HEAVINESS AROUND RT EYE AFTR WIPING FACE ON A TOWEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| ALLERGIC REACTION - 31 YOM C/O RASH SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, HAS BEEN TRAVELING AND USED TOWELS WASHED IN A DETERGENT HE DOESN'T USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| GENERALIZED BODY RASH-SINCE DRYING OFF W/ NEW TOWEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AND GOT DIZZY DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ON ****, NOSEBLEED UNABLE TO CONTROL, SOAKED 2 WASHCLOTHES AND A TOWEL. ACUTE EPITAXIS, RESOLVED, **** THERAPY, CONGENITAL HT DZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| AT HOME DRYING OFF W TOWEL AFTER SHOWER HAD SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2001 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Containers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/30/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Other ranges |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/1998 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/1998 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Towels or cloths, General purpose household cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/1997 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/22/1997 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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