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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 838
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| AT HOME PT GOT DIZZY IN BATHROOM,GRABBED TOWEL RACK & FELL TO GROUND +LOC, DX SYNCOPE & RIGHT OLECRANON FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls |
| TOWEL RACK FELL FROM WALL CUTTING WRIST AS IT FELL PUNCTURE WOUND LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LEGS WERE ASLEEP AND HE WENT TO BATHROOM AND LEGS COLLAPSED AND HE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK CLOSED HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| CUT FINGER ON A TOWEL RACK LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT CUT ON TOWEL RACK IN BATHROOM; LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HEAD CONT. VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A TOWEL BAR IN THE GROUPHOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO LOC, TRF TO NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CHI-@ HOME-FELL-HIT PAPER TOWEL HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| RUSHING TO BATHROOM,SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKE HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: SCAL P LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING A BOWEL RACK AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PAIN TO BACK FELL TRYING TO GRAB TOWEL RACK DX: CONTUSION TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT TRIPPED AT HOME STRIKING HAND AGAINST A TOWEL RACK CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 63 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON TOWEL HOLDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Doors |
| WAS IN BATHROOM, SLIPPED AND FELL, THINKS SHE TRIED TO GRAB TOWEL RACK, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD ON DOOR. DX. L RIB FXS, CONT. R TONGUE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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