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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 77 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON THE TOWEL RACK @ HOME. E 8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Sinks |
| WHILE PUTTING LOTION/POWDER ON LT FOOT (BUG BITES) FELL TRYING TO PUT F OOT ON SINK & HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RQCK. DX LAC SCALP, ABRAS LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL / HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD IN TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OFF HIGH SHELF IN BATHROOM,SLIP&FALL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX:CEPHALOHEMATOMA DISLOCATED TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON A TOWEL RA CK. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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