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Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2005 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
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Date: 11/13/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM DRYER PLUG LAST PM, L HAND, ARM, NECK AND CP DX: ELECTROCUTION
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: 09/20/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
GAS DRYER VENT WAS SEALED OFF. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION, HEA DACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
GAS DRYER VENT WAS SEALED OFF. C/O HEADACHE. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE I NHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
GAS DRYER VENT SEALED OFF. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
GAS DRYER VENT WAS SEALED OFF. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: 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
CLOTHES DRYER CAUGHT FIRE IN PATIENT'S HOME, INHALED SMOKE, ASTHMA ATTACK. DX-SMOKE INHALATION. (NOT DOCUMENTED IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: 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
ELECTRICAL BURNS 220 VOLTS WHILE TOUCHING SOMETHING BEHIND THE DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
PT STATES, THAT THE CLOTHES DRYER SPARKED WHILE TOUCHING A KNOB&FELT SU DDENT SHAR PAIN IN HAND&ARMS SUSTAINED" F.ARM PAIN"+" ELECTRICAL INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
STATES HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE PLUG UP DRYER AND TURNED IT ON DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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