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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
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