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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 468
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 61 YOF DX HEAD CONTUSION - PT HIT HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 100 YOF HIT IN EYE WITH TOWEL RACK/ RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 52YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIBS TRIPPED AND FELL STRUCK CHEST ON A TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 77 YOM FELL IN BATHROOM AND BROKE TOWEL RACK AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 75YOF ABR HIP ON TOWEL RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 59 YOF TWISTED ANKLE WHEN TOWEL RACK BROKE FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 60 YOM INJURED HAND AND FINGER LOSING BALANCE AND HITTING HAND ON TOWEL BAR. DX-RIGHT HAND & 5TH FINGER LACERATION 12 CM TOTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 79 YO WHITE FEMALE FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL BAR, NO LOC, LAC TO FOREHAED DX: HEAD INJURY W/ LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 89 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 |
| 89 Y MALE CHASING ROACHES, GRABBED A TOWEL RACK THAT BROKE. FELL AND HIT HEAD, DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 53 YOF CUT FINGER ON THE METAL PAPER TOWEL RACK. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YO M WEAK HOLDING ONTO TOWEL RACK PULLED IT DOWN FELL ON FLOOR WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 72 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 |
| LUMBAR CONTUSION.72YOM FELL INTO A TOWEL RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Soaps |
| 59YOM DROPPED SOAP SLIPPED GRABBED TOWEL BAR,FELL STRIKING TUB AND COUNTER;SHOULDER SPRAIN AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Toilets |
| 90 YO F, C/O HITTING HEAD ON TOWEL RACK AFTER LOSING BALANCE GETTING UP FROM TOILET, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69YOM IN THE BATHROOM OF THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED GRABBED THE TOWEL RAC K AND THEN HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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