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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 689
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:167All Of Body:161
Finger:147Face:137
Ankle:69Hand:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
RAN INTO CLOTHES DRYER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL OFF OF A DRYER AND STRUCK HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT MASHED HER FINGER IN A CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX-CONTUSION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O LFT ANKLE INJURY. PT JUMPED OFF OF DRYER. DX SPRAIN LFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2003Age: 1 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
DRYER CAUGHT FIRE IN APARTMENT, PT IN ROOM 15 FT FROM FIRE, TAKEN OUT O F AREA, DAD PUT OUT FIRE, FD NOT MENTIONED; SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2003Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT GOT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME. DX: POSSIBLE FRACTURE AND CONTUSION TO MIDDLE LEFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL FROM CLOTHES DRYER 4FT HITTING HEAD, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL 4 FEET DOWN A DRYER SHAFT. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT IN A HOUSE WHEN THE CLOTHES DRYER CAUGHT FIRE ALOT OF SMOKE INHALED THE SMOKE COUGHING- ANOXIA FD IN ATTENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2003Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT AT MOTHERS HOUSE WHEN THE CLOTHES DRYER CAUGHT FIRE INAHLED THE SMOK E COUGHING SMOKE INHALATION ANOXIA- FD DID ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED DRYER VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Laundry baskets
FELL OFF DRYER WHILE PLAYING W/ LAUNDRY BASKET DX: NASAL, FACIAL, & CHEST TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
2 YO M FELL OFF DRYER, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LAC LT 5TH FINGER ON DRYER AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON SHARP PART OF DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CLOTHES DRYER DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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