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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 502
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:38
Year 1999:17
Year 2000:73
Year 2001:33
Year 2003:161
Year 2005:6
Year 2008:126
Year 2010:43

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/24/2010Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
16MOM INHALED SMOKE DURING DRYER FIRE DX;# SMOKE EXPOSURE ( NO FIRE DEPT. NOTED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
3 YR F SHOCKED BODY WHEN TOUCHED CLOTHES DRYER;DX ELECTRIC SHOCK
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: 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: 10/03/2005Age: 2 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE DAD WAS DOING LAUNDRY AND PLACED PT ON DRYER - PT ROLLED OFF AND LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR. D: H/O FALL
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: 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: 11/15/2001Age: 12 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2001Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2000Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2000Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/1999Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 10/21/1998Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/1998Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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