Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 544
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	73
Year 2001:	220
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	65
Year 2006:	73
Year 2008:	71
Year 2010:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
4 YOF BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED DRYER VENT GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 10/01/2006	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
1SR DEGREES BURN OF R HAND:MOM STATES TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOTHES DRYER,CHILD ATTEMPTED TO GET IN DRYER,BURNT HAND ON SIDE OF DRYER
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: 07/01/2004	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: 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: 07/19/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED DRYER VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT PUT HAND IN DRYER AT HOME, BURNED ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2001	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2000	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1999	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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