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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 878
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT HAND STRAIN.PT WAS WRINGING OUT A WASH CLOTH AND HAND BEGAN TO HUR T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS PICKING UP A TOWEL OFFOF THE FLOOR AND FELL LANDING ON FACE LAC TO FACE WAS AT THE NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 79 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: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER TOWEL AND FELL ONTO SIDE AND FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| A VEIN BUSTED WHEN USING TOWEL TO BRUSH OFF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER TOWELS IN BATHROOM FLOOR. DX. CONT HEAD, FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT. TRIPPED VOER A TOWEL IN HER ROOM AT NH AND FELL. DX. CONT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND HAD PAIN IN CHEST . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT INJURED FINGER WHILE WRINGING OUT A CLOTH, FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR A TOWEL 2 NIGHTS AGO AND HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP & FALL SUSTAINING RIGHT RIB PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| BENT OVER & PICKED UP TOWEL DX ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| JAMMED FINGER WHILE DRYING SELF WITH TOWEL DX: R 4TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| ELBOW PAIN-@ HOME-PLAYING W/ DOG THAT WAS PULLING ON A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS REACHING FOR DISHTOWEL AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL. D: TIBIAL PLATEAU FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| AB ON FACE-OCCURRED WHILE WASHING FACE W/ CLOTH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL FELL TO FLOOR MINOR HEAD INURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT HOME (THORACIC COMPRESSION FRACTURE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WIPING HIS FACE WITH A WASH CLOTH AND RUBBED LEFT EYE WITH THE EDGE OF THE CLOTH NOW RED AND PAINFUL ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIPPED ON WET TOWELS IN BR, LANDING ON RT HIP SUSTAINED " RT HIP STRAIN/CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-SLIPPED ON A TOWEL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TAKES **** WAS WASHING HIS LEFT EAR AGRESSIVELY WITH A WASH CLOT H WHILE IN THE SHOWER STARTED TO BLEED- LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ WASHCLOTH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FX LOWER BACK WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BATH TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| L WRIST FX/66YOF AT HOME WAS REACHING FOR A TOWEL AND FELL. HIT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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