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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Jewelry |
| 32 Y FEMALE WAS DRYING HAIR WITH TOWEL, EARING GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED TH ROUGH LOBE, DX: EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT PLACED WET TOWEL IN EAR, HAS EAR TUBE IN PLACE, DEVELOPED EAR P AIN AFTER PULLED TOWEL OUT W/O DIFFICULTY; PAIN D/T TUBE PUSHED INTO TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, First aid equipment |
| PT PUT A *** IN EAR AND THEN PUT A TOWEL OVER HEAD WITH THE *** ST ILL IN EAR PUSHED IT IN FURTHER AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FB EAR, BLUE CLOTH REMOVED FROM EAR W/ALLIGATOR FORCEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| R EAR LAC/87YOF AT SENIOR LIVING, CAUGHT FOOT ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM ANDF ELL AND HIT EAR ON CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 45 YOF SCRATCHES EAR WITH WASHCLOTH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TAKES **** WAS WASHING HIS LEFT EAR AGRESSIVELY WITH A WASH CLOT H WHILE IN THE SHOWER STARTED TO BLEED- LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 56 YO MALE CLEANED LEFT EAR WITH WET WASH CLOTH EAR CANAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| EAR ACHE FOR 1 HOUR, PPUT HOT WASH CLOTH OVER EAR WITHOUT REKIEF AT HOJ E. DX: OTITIS MEDIA, RSV. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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