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Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2003 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 291
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Date: 09/10/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Sheets or pillowcases
TAKING SHEET OF DRYER AND INJ ELBOW;EPICONDYLITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
RIGHT ELBOW PAIN. PT FELL AGAINST A DRYER INJURING ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT ATTEMPTING TO PULL CLOTHING OUT OF A DRYER THAT WAS STILL GOING WREN CHED RIGHT ELBOW- STRAINED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT TWISTED LT ARM IN CLOTHES DRYER DX: LT ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
CAUGHT ARM IN SPINNING DRYER ELBOW/SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
RT ELBOW STRAIIN-WHILE REACHING IN DRYER TO CHECK ON CLOTHES-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT L ELBOW, WAS HELPING MOM MOVE DRYER AND CUT IT ON PIECE OF TIN. DX . LAC L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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