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Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 871
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Date: 12/21/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PT. FIXING HIS CLOTHES DRYER AND HURT FINGER . FINGER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FX SALTER I (R) 5TH FINGER, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT I N A DRYER AT THE LAUNDROMAT, C/O MODERATE PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT MASHED HER FINGER IN A CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX-CONTUSION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CUT FINGER ON A CLOTHES DRYER VENT AT HOME DX: RT 5TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LT 3RD FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER WHILE WORKING ON DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2003Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT GOT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME. DX: POSSIBLE FRACTURE AND CONTUSION TO MIDDLE LEFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
[T INSTALLING A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT TH UMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
STATES SHE SMASHED HER FINGER IN THE DRYER DX RT FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O FINGERNAIL INJURY. PT WAS MOVING DRYER AND INJURED FINGER. DX RT RING FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS HOOKING UP CLOTHES DRYER AND CUT FINGER. DX: 2 CM L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT ON RUSTED CLOTHES DRYER-DX-1 CM 5TH FINGER LACERATION REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC TO TOOP OF L MIDDLE FINGER, CUT ON DRYER PANEL. DX. LAC L MIDDLE F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LAC LT 5TH FINGER ON DRYER AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT DROPPED A "BELLY PAN" FROM A DRYER ONTO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
34 YOM HIT HAND ON CLOTHES DRYER LACERATION R 5TH PROX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC L 3RD FING/29YOM CUT L 3RD FINGER ON SHARP METAL DRYER PART. WAS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
BURNED FINGER ON DRYER DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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