Accidents - Towels or cloths - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,488
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	69
Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	232
Year 2001:	67
Year 2002:	136
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	132
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	130
Year 2008:	131
Year 2009:	90
Year 2010:	113

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	78
6-15 years old:	69
16-25 years old:	90
26-50 years old:	310
50+ years old:	939

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
3YOF MOM WRAPPED PT IN TOWEL AFTER BATH, WALKING IN HALLWAY AND FELL, N OW LIMPING; LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths
A 54 YOM USED NEW TOWELS, DEVELOPED ITCHING AND RASH, DERMATITIS TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Towels or cloths
85YOF HAS PUNCTURE WOUND AFTER DRYING WITH TOWEL AT HOME PUNCTURE TO VERICOSE VEIN OF LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
74 YOM RUBBED LOWER LEG WITH TOWEL ABRASION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths, Sheets or pillowcases
DX ALLERGIC RXN: RASH/ITCH'G TO B LEGS. PT STATES THAT SHE TOWELS & SHEETS THAT ARE NEW, NOT WASED. PT THINKS SHE'S HAV'G RXN TO SAME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Paint or varnish thinners
PT LIT A CLOTH WITH PAINT THINNER ON FIRE IN SHOP AT SCHGOLFIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL PT STOMPED OUT WITH FOOT DX: BURN TO RIGHT LOWER LEG & FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: R DISTAL FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG WHEN TOWELING OFF AFTER GETTIN G OUT OF A SHOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Towels or cloths
PT DRIED LEG OFF W/TOWEL AFTER SHOWER AND LEG STARTED BLEEDING. DX: ABR/AVULSION VERICOSITY L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Towels or cloths
PT DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL SCRAPPED VERICOSE VEIN CAUSING HEMORRHAGE FROM VEIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
PT TOWELING SELF OFF IN THE SHOWER ABD FELL LACERATION LEG- ON COUMADIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED ON TOWEL/LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
PT WAS WASHING LEG W/WASHCLOTH AND VERICOSE VEIN STARTED BLEEDING. DX: L LOWER LEG VARICOSE VEIN BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Towels or cloths
50 YOF HAD A RASH ON HER LEG. SHE WAS DRYING LEG WITH A TOWEL AND BROKE OPEN A VARICOSE VEIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
A VEIN BUSTED WHEN USING TOWEL TO BRUSH OFF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
PT. TRIPPED VOER A TOWEL IN HER ROOM AT NH AND FELL. DX. CONT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
PT WAS REACHING FOR DISHTOWEL AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL. D: TIBIAL PLATEAU FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
TRIPPED ON TOWEL,HYPEREXTENDED RT LEG/ACUTE LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths
FELL WHILE CARRYING DOG & TOWELS DX R TIB/FIB FX, L ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL ON THE F LOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
12 YO M SLIPPED ON TOWEL, FELL IN FLOOR. DX TIBIAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
RUPTURED VARICOSE VEIN - LOWER LEG BEGAN BLEEDING WHEN RUBBING IT WITH A TOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Towels or cloths
TAKING A BATH USING A WASH CLOTH. WHEN WASHING LEG STARTED BLEEDING. HEMORRHAGE RT LOWER LEG 2ND TO VARICOSE VEIN. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2001	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Towels or cloths, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/25/2000	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1999	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1997	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Towels or cloths
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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