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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL OFF DRYER AND LACERATED ARM ON A NAIL ON THE WALL DX: 2.5 CM. SUPERFICIAL LAC, RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines |
| RT FOOT PAIN, RECENT CONTUSION, SITTING ON DRYER, WASHER LID CAME DOWN ON RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME, LADED ON ARM, FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT FELL OFF DRYER AT HOME, LANDED ON BACK/HEAD; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL AND HIT LIP ON DRYER. DX: THROUGH & THROUGH LIP LAC, PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON POINTED METAL PIECE IN DRYER; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT STUCK HAND IN DRYER FAN; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL OFF DRYER DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Doors |
| PT FELL FROM DRYER & STRUCK FOLDING DOOR. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT CLOSED FINGER IN DRYER LID. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL 3 FT OFF DRYER ONTO HARD FLOOR, HIT BACK OF HEAD; PARIETAL SKULL FX., HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL AGAINST DRYER DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL FROM DRYER ONTO CEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT'S HAND WAS SHUT IN DRYER DOOR. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT RUNNING AND FELL INTO DRYER VENT OR HEATING VENT AT HOME; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO TOP OF HEAD, CUT ON DRYER DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT LIP WHEN FELL ON DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT HAD THUMB REDNESS AND SWELLING NEAR CUTICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS, YE STERDAY SLAMMED IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME, NAIL CAME OFF; PARONYCHIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. WAS WITH HIS FATHER, FATHER OPENED CLOTHES DRYER AND CHILD STUCK HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE INSIDE OFTHE DRYER. BURN TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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