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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 939
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| A 54 YOM USED NEW TOWELS, DEVELOPED ITCHING AND RASH, DERMATITIS TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 85YOF HAS PUNCTURE WOUND AFTER DRYING WITH TOWEL AT HOME PUNCTURE TO VERICOSE VEIN OF LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 74 YOM RUBBED LOWER LEG WITH TOWEL ABRASION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG WHEN TOWELING OFF AFTER GETTIN G OUT OF A SHOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL SCRAPPED VERICOSE VEIN CAUSING HEMORRHAGE FROM VEIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 57 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: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TOWELING SELF OFF IN THE SHOWER ABD FELL LACERATION LEG- ON COUMADIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIPPED ON TOWEL/LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS WASHING LEG W/WASHCLOTH AND VERICOSE VEIN STARTED BLEEDING. DX: L LOWER LEG VARICOSE VEIN BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/06/2005 | 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: 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: 09/08/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL ON THE F LOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RUPTURED VARICOSE VEIN - LOWER LEG BEGAN BLEEDING WHEN RUBBING IT WITH A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TAKING A BATH USING A WASH CLOTH. WHEN WASHING LEG STARTED BLEEDING. HEMORRHAGE RT LOWER LEG 2ND TO VARICOSE VEIN. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/25/2000 | Age: 83 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2000 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/1998 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/1997 | Age: 82 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: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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