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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 977
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 70 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: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON A TOWEL RACK, LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL IN BATHROOM CUT EAR ON TOWEL RACK 5 CM LACERATION RIGHT EAR LOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LACERATION HEAD-CUT ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 64 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 |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON GRAB BAR IN BATHROOM/ CHI POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT AT HOME PULLING SELF UP BY A TOWEL RACK INJ SHOULDER / DX L SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE FELL AGAINST TOWEL RACK AND CONTUSED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON THE WET BATHROOM FLOOR TWO DAYS AGO AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON THE TOWEL RACK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT BENT OVER IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| HIT FOREHEAD ON CERAMIC TOWEL HOLDER IN BATHROOM LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 51YOM CUT ON STEEL TOWEL RACK LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT ADULT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT FELL IN NURSING HOME AND HIT ARM ON TOWEL RACKDX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL WHILE IN BATHROOM, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON TOWEL RACK C/O DISCOMFORT IN NECK DX: NECK PAIN ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| 85 YOF, WENT TO THE BATHROOM, FELT WEEK USED THE TOWEL RACK TO HELPLIFT OFF TOILET, WHEN TOWEL RACK BROKE, FELL DX: FRACTURE & LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 84 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 |
| PT STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK A FEW DAYS AGO CONTINUED PAIN IN HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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