Accidents - Towels or cloths - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	89
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	23
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	36
Year 2005:	31
Year 2006:	73
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	92

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	125
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	166
50+ years old:	219

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps
49 Y/O FEMALE SLIPPED ON TOWEL & FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME DX; LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
93 YOF FELL WHILE TRYING TO HANG A TOWEL ON THE SHOWER ROD. DX: L ELBOW LAC 3 CM, OSTEOARTHRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
REPORTS THE NOT UTD WITH SHOTS NEIGHBOR'S *** WAS UNTIED&TRIED TO THROW A TOWEL @ HIM TO KEEP HIM AWAY YET BIT HER ANTECUBITAL FOSSA>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths, Footwear
PT WAS CARRYING TOWELS WHILE WEARING HIGH HEELS AND FELL. DX: LEFT ELBOW PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars
ACC HIT ELBOW ONTO A BROKEN *** TOWEL RACK WHILE ATT TO HANG THE TOWEL ON IT >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Towels or cloths
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER TOWEL AND FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM, NOW HOLDING AR M BENT AT ELBOW; NURSEMAID'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
PT RUNNING AT HOME, SLIPPED ON TOWEL LAYING ON FLOOR, FELL TO FLOOR, CO NTUSION RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
ELBOW PAIN-@ HOME-PLAYING W/ DOG THAT WAS PULLING ON A TOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
SLIPPED ON TOWEL DX. ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2004	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Towels or cloths
ELBOW DISLOCATION, PICKED UP IN A TOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
PT WAS WRINGING OUT RAGS 3 MO AGO AND HAS HAD PX. DX: L LATERAL EPICONDILITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens
PT HAVING PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW TOOK A WET TOWEL AND PLACED IT IN A MICRO WAVE OVEN THEN PLACED ON ELBOW SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2001	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2000	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Towels or cloths, Rugs or carpets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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