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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Heaters or heating systems |
| A 64 YR OLD MALE BACKED INTO HEATER & CLOTH IN POCKET CAUGHT FIRE - NO FD DX 3RD DEGEE BURN TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79 YOF BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AT HOME RSULTING IN RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 64 Y FEMALE WAS USING HOT TOWEL ON "BLACK-HEAD" BETWEEN HER BREAST, NOW W SWELLING/LG ABSCESS DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 73YOM TRIPPED OVER TOWEL AT HOME FELL TO FLOOR INJURED UPPER TRUNK .... FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 63 Y MALE REOPRTS WASHCLOTH CAUGHT ON FEEDING TUBE, PULLED IT OUT DX: FEEDING TUBE COMPLICATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 85 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, Toilets |
| 85YOF TAKING A SHOWER WHEN HANGING TOWEL UP LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING TOILET;FRACTURE RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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