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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:126Face:105
Finger:104Head:94
Hand:71Foot:43

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
RUNNING AND STRUCK HEAD ON DRYER. FORHEAD LACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CLOTHES DRYER WENT ON FIRE IN HOME POSSIBLE SMOKE EXPOSURE DX// SMOKE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CLOTHES DRYER WENT ON FIRE IN HOME POSSIBLE SMOKE INHALATION FIRE DE PT ON SCENE DX/ POSSIBLE SMOKE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CHIN LAC.PT FELL INTO A DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2008Age: 3 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER DX: SKULL FX; CHI; ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/04/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines
AT HOME PT STANDING ON WASHER,FELL HIT CORNER OF THE DRYER,NLOC DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
RAN INTO DRYER;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A DRYER DOOR, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2008Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT GRABBED BELT ON ELECTRIC DRYER MOTOR-COTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
FOREHEAD / SCALP LAC. HIT FOREHEAD ON DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT CRUSHED HER RIGHT RING FINGERTIP IN THE CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX-CRUSH INJURY TO RT RING FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2008Age: 5 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF DRYER TO FLOOR/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
DRYER EXPLODED, CAUGHT ON FIRE, AT HOME, & PT INHALED SMOKE- FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED, EMS GAVE HER OXYGEN. DX; SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SLAMMED LT THUMB IN DRYER DOOR DX: LT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2008Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SUST LAC TO FINGER WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN DRYER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT JUMPED OFF DRYER LAST PM AT HOME WHILE BAREFOOT. DX. FX L 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH METATARSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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