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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, First aid equipment |
| PT PUT A *** IN EAR AND THEN PUT A TOWEL OVER HEAD WITH THE *** ST ILL IN EAR PUSHED IT IN FURTHER AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| R EAR LAC/87YOF AT SENIOR LIVING, CAUGHT FOOT ON TOWEL IN BATHROOM ANDF ELL AND HIT EAR ON CABINET. |
| 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: 11/27/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 56 YO MALE CLEANED LEFT EAR WITH WET WASH CLOTH EAR CANAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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