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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 89YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO TOWEL RACK AT HOME CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE TOWEL RACK SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| C/O LOWER LEG PAIN, ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON LOWER LEG WITH A WRENCH. DX-CONTUSION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 64 YR OLD HIT ELBOW ON TOWEL HOLDER IN BATHROOM 1 MONTH AGO DX// LEFT ELOBW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 YOM, FELL HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK , HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS FIXING TOWEL RACK & FELL IN BATHROOM DX;#THORACIC CONTUSION, UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL BAR, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| H'TMA HEAD ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT WAS INJURED FROM A TOWEL RACK. DX: FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LEANED ON A TOWEL RACK THAT GAVE WAY AND FELL TO FLOOR, LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF AN EAR BY STRIKING AGAINST A TOWEL RACK WH EN STANDING UP FROM TOILET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Ceilings and walls |
| 90YOM GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER REACHED FOR A TOWEL,TRIED TO SUPPORT HIMSELF ON TOWEL RACK,IT PULLED OUT OF WALL,HE FELL FORWARD;SHOULDER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 76 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS ON FLOOR INSTALLING TOWEL RACK WHEN A PIECE CAME OFF, HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX; 1CM LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Bathtubs or showers |
| WAS IN THE BATHROOM @ 3 AM, GRABBED @ SAFETY HANDLE BUT GRABBED TOWEL R ACK INSTEAD, PULLING IT OFF THE WALL&FELL IN THE BATHTUB>>PATELLAR FX/M |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL ROCK DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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