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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| 93 YOF FELL WHILE TRYING TO HANG A TOWEL ON THE SHOWER ROD. DX: L ELBOW LAC 3 CM, OSTEOARTHRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Footwear |
| PT WAS CARRYING TOWELS WHILE WEARING HIGH HEELS AND FELL. DX: LEFT ELBOW PAIN. |
| 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: 07/16/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS WRINGING OUT RAGS 3 MO AGO AND HAS HAD PX. DX: L LATERAL EPICONDILITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens |
| PT HAVING PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW TOOK A WET TOWEL AND PLACED IT IN A MICRO WAVE OVEN THEN PLACED ON ELBOW SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2000 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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