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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 230
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 20MO OLD MALE FELL OFF A DRYER IN THE BASEMENT AT HOME AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CABINET 2CM LAC FOREHEAD LAC 4 SUTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT MOUTH ON DRYER AT LAUNDROMAT DX: DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT HEAD ON A DRYER AT SCHOOL. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHILD LACERATED BIG TOE ON DRYER VENT. DX:GREAT TOE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HAVING A TANTRUM AND HIT MOUTH ON DRYER DRAWER. DX CHIPPED TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Wire |
| PTS TOY WENT BEHIND DRYER. PT WENT TO GET IT AND BUMPED AN OPEN WIRE TH AT HIT OUTLET THEN CAUGHT FIRE. PT BURNED L FOREARM IN FIRE. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SHUT FINGER IN CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX FINGER HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL OFF DRYER WHEN BEING CHANGED;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL ON DRYER;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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