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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT REACHED INTO DRYER, MONTH AGO, TWISTED LEFT ARM, C/O FOREARM & ELBOW PAIN, DX - LEFT ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ELBOW: GAS DRYER CAUGHT FIRE, REACHED INTO GET CLOTHES AND BURNED ELBOW AT HOME. FD INVOLVE NOT STATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| GOT R ARM CAUGHT IN DRYER DX R ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT C/O ELBOW/SHOULDER PAIN AFTER TWISTING WHEN OPENING DRYER DX:ELBOW STRAIN/SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PATIENT REACHED IN CLOTHES DRYER WHILE CLOTHES WERE DRYING, ELBOW POPPED. DX-RIGHT ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT'S ARM CAUGHT IN CLOTHES DRYER. DX: L ELBOW SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| R ELBOW PAIN, CAUGHT IN DRYER DX: R ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT PUT HIS ARM IN A CLOTHING DRYER GETTING IT CAUGHT HAVING SEVERE TWISTING INJURY. DX - ELBOW DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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