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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,224
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 55YOF LEAVING A CHURCH FUNCTION AND TRIPPED OVER A BALLED UP TOWEL SUST AINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SLIPPED ON A TOWEL MINOR HEAD INJURY KNEE ABRASION F 80 YO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Counters or countertops |
| 85YOF LACERATION TO SCALP CLOSED HEAD INJURY SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL IN BA THROOM AT NURSING HOME FELL HTTING HEAD ON COUNTER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 88YOF, RUSHING TO GET READY, SLIPPED ON TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM&FELL HIT TING LT SIDE OF HEAD>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| HEAD INJURY-80F-TRIPPED ON A TOWEL-FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| 86YOF REACHING INTO HER SHOWER TO ADJUST HER TOWEL AND FELL BACKWARDS O NTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 86YOF REACHING UP TO GET A TOWEL,LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR;SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL FELL HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC, CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM AND SLIPPED ON TOWEL ON FLOOR AND FELL HITTING HEAD DX: ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CHI-HIT HEAD WHILE REACHING FOR A TOWEL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL ON BATHROOM FLOOR WHILE EXITING THE BATHROOM&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A ?DRESSER>>COSED HEAD INJ/T3 SPINE FX/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL OFF THE FLOOR OF THE BATHROOM AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPPED ON TOWEL ON FLOOR OF BATHROOM AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO BATHTUB HITTING HEAD. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT 100 YEARS TRIPPED ON TOWEL GETTING INTO SHOWER AT ADULT HOME AND HIT FACE AND HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Toilets |
| PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TOILET. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT FELL WHILE TWISTING A TOWEL AND LANDED ON RIBS. DIFFICULT HX TO OBTA IN DUE TO DEMENTIA. D:RIB FXS, PTX, MINOR CHI, LUNG GRANULOMA. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FELL WHILE REACHING FOR A TOWEL. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS PICKING UP A WASH CLOTH WHILE TAKING A SHOWER, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX. HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL OVER TOWELS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER SCALP LACERATION/CONTUSION |
| 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: 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: 09/22/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| 87 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED HEAD CONTUSION WHEN GETTING TOWELS OFF CLOTHES LINE AND TRIPPED ON PINECONE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SLIPPED ON TOWEL IN HOSPITAL DX ACUTE CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL OVER RAGS/CLOTHS HITITNG HEAD , MECH FALL DX; CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON A WASHCLOTH AT HOTEL FELL BACKWARD TO FLOOR NO LOC CONCUSSIO N AND CERV STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2001 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2000 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Wheelchairs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1999 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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