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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,029
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 11/25/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| DX FALL STRIK'G AN OBJECT/ABRASION HEAD/CONTU FACE: MECH FALL IN BATHRM THIS MORN'G AFTER CHR LOW BACK SPASMS, HIT L FACE ONTO TOWEL BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT BENT OVER STRUCK FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK, CAUSED LACT TO FOREHEAD AT HOME |
| 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: 01/02/2006 | Age: 69 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 |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TOWEL RACK AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT BUMPED HEADR ON TOWEL RACK CAUSING INJ TO FOREHEAD DX:FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars, Floors or flooring materials |
| 70 Y/O F INJURED L CHEEK BONE AREA WHEN FELL HITTING TOWEL RACK AND LAN DING ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX; FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| FELL IN BATHROOM HIT TOWEL RACK AND LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| 55-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING INTO A PAPER TOWEL HOLDER AT A BAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| PT. HIT FOREHEAD ON POINTED EDGE OF TOWEL RACK IN MOTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| LAC R EYEBROW; @ GAS STATION; HIT HEAD ON PAPER TOWEL HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2001 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2000 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2000 | Age: 54 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/1999 | Age: 70 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/1998 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/1997 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/1997 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towel racks or bars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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