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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS WALKING AND FELL OVER AN OPEN DRYER DOOR THEN STRUCK HEAD ON SOM ETHING ON THE WAY DOWN CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBDURAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. FELL STRIKING HEAD ON LAUNDY DRYER. DX. SCALP LAC. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT LOSS CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER SHE HIT HER HEAD ON AN OPEN DRYER DOOR IN HER APT. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, MILD FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Rugs or carpets |
| 12MOM FELL OFF DRYER TO CARPETED FLOOR INJURING HIS HEAD,NO LOC,+IMMEDI ATE CRY,VOMITED X2 WENT TO URG-CARE,VOMITED ON WAY TO ER; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 86 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL IN ROOM CUT HEAD PULLING ON DRYER DOOR FELL BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ON DRYER, ROLLED OFF & HIT HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR. SKULL FX, NO CONCUS SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| WAS PLAYING ON DRYER AND FELL OFF LACERATION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT WAS INSTALLING A CLOTHES DRYER AND IT SHOCKED HIM THROWING AGAI NST THE WALL. DX; CONCUSSION AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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