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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 76 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.PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 57 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Other drugs or medications |
| 3 DAYS AGO, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK, +BUMP ONTOH EAD>>CLOSED HEADINJUREY/HEMATOMA/ +P *** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | 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, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR IN BATHROOM AND IS ON ***, AMOUNT NOT STATEDCONTU SION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 72 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BAR IN BATHROOM AT NURSING HOME; ABRASION H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON PAPER TOWEL HOLDER. DX: HEAD ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SCALP & FACIAL LAC/66YOM SLIPPED IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR. ALSO LAC UNDER R EYE.NO DIZZINESS OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 80 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,RT ELBOW CONTSION.PT FELL INTO A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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