Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2006 - All Of Body

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:71
26-50 years old:215
50+ years old:97

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/20/2006Age: 72 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
THERE WAS A DRYER FIRE IN PT'S HOUSE. FD NS. DX: COPD EXACERB, SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/11/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
AT HOME AND INVOLVED IN SOME TYPE OF HOUSE FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH DRYER F D NOT RECORDED SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2006Age: 35 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
C/O PT STATES WENT TO PLUG UP ELECTRIC DRYER AND GOT SHOCKED DX ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O SHOCKED. PT WAS SHOCKED BY DRYER. DX WELLNESS CHECK. ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2006Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WORKING ON DRYER AT HOME AND FORGOT TO CUT POWER AND GOT A JOLT THRU BODY C/O TINGLING ALL OVER S/O ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/04/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT. INHALED EXCESSIVE SMOKE WHEN CLOTHES DRYER CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPART MENT NOT ATTENDING. DX. ANOXIA , SMOKE INHALATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN PLUGING CLOTHES DRYER INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET . DX; ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.