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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,023
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 47YOF IN HER BATHROOM REACHING FOR A TOWEL AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AN D FRACTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| 39YOM WAS WALKING & ENDURED INJURY TO RT FOOT WITH A TOWEL THAT WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX - RT FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FELL ON WET TOWEL IN BATHROOM FX LT FOOT * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, First aid equipment |
| REPORTS CLEANED FOOT WITH TOWEL&***S IN B/T TOES&NOW WITH SWELLING&REDN ESS SPREADING ONTO FOOT>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WAS IN BASEMENT SLIPPED ON TOWEL INJURED FOOT ...FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| R FOOT PAIN, PT TRIPPED ON WET TOWEL AT 7:30 AM AT HOME. DX. CONTS R F OOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FOOT STR. PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN GETTING IT TANGLED UP IN A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRYING TO MOP SOME WATER UP ON THE FLOOR WITH A TOWEL USING HER FOOT AND SLIPPED CAUGHT FOOT IN TOWEL STRAINED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT STATES PUT OUT A DISH TOWEL THAT WAS ON FIRE WITH HER FOOT BY STEPPI NG ON IT DX BURN TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| MT FX-LS STRAIN-FELL WHILE REACHING FOR TOWEL FROM SHOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Knives |
| PULLED A TOWEL OFF OF A COUNTER AND KNIFE FELL ON FOOT. DX=6 MM FOOT LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars |
| PT IN THE SHOWER PULLING A TOWEL OFF THE TOWEL RACK AND THE RACK FELL O FF THE EWALL LANDING ONTO RIGHT FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| FOOT AB-TRIPPED ON A TOWEL-FELL ON STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED SLIPPED ON A TOWELON A WOODEN FLOOR -FELL LEFT FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STEPPED OUT OF SHOWER, SLIPPED ON TOWEL, FOOT WENT IN AIR, CAUGHT CO RNER OF SINK, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. CONT L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TOWELS ON STAIRS INJURING (L) FOOT DX- FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT DRYING FOOT WITH TOWEL AND BUMPED VEIN ON FOOT/ HEMORRHAGE TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AT HOME FELT A CRACK IN R IGHT FOOT STRAINED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIP ON A TOWEL INJURING RT FOOT C/O PN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Knives |
| PT STEPPED ON TOWELS AND KNIFE PUNCTURED FOOT. DX: ACCID STABBING .5 CM EXIT WOUND 2 CM ENTRANCE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| "I PICKED UP SOME TOWELS AND AN ANCHOR FROM THE BOAT WAS WRAPPED IN THE THEM. THE ANCHOR FELL ON FOOT" DX: FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOWEL AT THE BEACH THERE WAS A SHELL UNDER IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IN A HOTEL ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A TOWEL THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR STR AINED LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/1998 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/1998 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/1997 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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