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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 336
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME AND WAS SHOCKED WITH 220 VOLTS. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - PATIENT RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK - ARC FROM DRYER T O RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT SUST SMOKE INHALATION DRYER WENT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT SUST SMOKE INHALATION DRYER WENT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT SUST SMOKE INHALATION DRYER WENT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK - VICTIM DISCONNECTED HER DRYER AT HOME AND GOT A SHOCKI N HER RIGHT ARM - SHE TINGLED FROM HER HAND INTO HER ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 43 Y/O F C/O ELECTRICAL SHOCK ENTERED HAND WHILE CHECKING DRYER. DX: ELECTRIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 22 Y F PLUGGED IN HER DRYER AND GOT SHOCKED LATER HAVING EXTREME N OSE BLEEDS. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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