Accidents - Clothes dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,477
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	150
Year 1998:	379
Year 1999:	448
Year 2000:	357
Year 2001:	139
Year 2002:	630
Year 2003:	255
Year 2004:	610
Year 2005:	304
Year 2006:	362
Year 2007:	149
Year 2008:	351
Year 2009:	118
Year 2010:	220

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	192
6-15 years old:	791
16-25 years old:	782
26-50 years old:	1,641
50+ years old:	1,068

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
22 Y/O FEMALE WAS MOVING A DRYER THAT FELL OFF HER BOYFRIENDS TRUCK AND CUT FOREARM ON RUSTY EDGE DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
38YOM LAC ARM ON METAL PART OF DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
53 YO F HIT ARM ON DRYER. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
RT FOREARM SPRAIN.19YOF WAS MOVING A DRYER AND INJURED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
29 YOF CUT FOREARM ON EDGE OF CLOTHES DRYER. DX-LAC FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HELPED FRIEND MOVE DRYER AND ARM WAS PINNED. DX: R ARM LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT RIGHT ARM WHILE WORKING ON CLOTHES DRYER LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Wire
PTS TOY WENT BEHIND DRYER. PT WENT TO GET IT AND BUMPED AN OPEN WIRE TH AT HIT OUTLET THEN CAUGHT FIRE. PT BURNED L FOREARM IN FIRE. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT PLAYING IN GRANDPARENTS STORE, FELL HITTING FOREARM ON TUB OF D RYER APPLIANCE; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL AGAINST DRYER. DX ARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
WAS WORKING ON DRYER & SLICED ARM OPEN--4CM LAC (R) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PROTRUDING METAL IN DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT TO ARM WHILE WORKING ON DRYER DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT R FA ON DRYER AND HAS A SKIN TEAR TO HER ARM. DX. LAC R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
DRYER SLIPPED OFF DOLLY, HURT FOREARM. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
74 YOF STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM ON DRYER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
RIGHT FOREARM CONT. PT FELL AGAINST A DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
BURN TO L UPPER FOREARM, ELBOW AND ABOVE ELBOW, BURNED W/CLOTHES DRYER PUTTING HOSE ON DRYER. DX. BURN L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
AT HOME PT STS DOING LAUNDRY WHEN DRYER BURNED L WRIST-L HAND DX 1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM,2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT PULLING LAUNDRY FROM DRYER AT HOME YESTERDAY INJURED ARM DX// SPRAIN LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Gas ranges or ovens
WHILE CHANGING GAS LINE FROM DRYER TO STOVE, FLAME SHOT OUT, BURNED AR M, NO STATED IF F.D. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Blankets
OPENED DRYER, HAND STUCK IN BLANKET AND CONTINUED TO SPIN TWISTING HAND AND ARM, FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT LOWER ARM ON CLOTHES DRYER AND SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC ARM PAIN, CLOTHES DRYER FELL ON ARM. DX-LEFT FOREARM PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON METAL INSIDE OF DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O LAC. P TCUT ARM ON SCREEN IN DRYER. DX LAC RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT L OWER ARM ON THE DRYER DOOR LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT ARM ON DRYER 2 WK AGO. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CUT ARM ON DRYER AT HOME 3CM LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
ACUTE CONT R FOREARM;CELLULITIS/71YOF PUT R ARM INTO MOVING DRYER THEN C/O R WRIST;FOREARM PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Clothes dryers
24 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHEN DRYER FELL ON HIM AT HOME. DX; L FOREARM CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
CAUGHT LEFT FOREARM ON THE CLOTHES DRYER YESTERDAY. SKIN TEAR TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STRAINED HIS ARM WHEN LIFTING A CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
STUCK RIGHT ARM INTO CLOTHES DRYER THAT WAS STILL MOVING, DRYER MOTION PULLED ON ARM DX: FOREARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FOREARM CT-FELL-HIT CORNER OF DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT ARM ON DRYER FOREARM LACER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL OFF DRYER AND LACERATED ARM ON A NAIL ON THE WALL DX: 2.5 CM. SUPERFICIAL LAC, RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
CHIP FX R ULNA/25YOF AT MOTHERS HOUSE REACHED INTO DRYER WHILE IN MOTIO N AND ARM WRENCHED AROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO RIGHT ARM. PT STUCK FOREARM IN DRYER (OLD O NE). DX: INFECTED HEMATOMA RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps
PT MOVING DRYER UPSTAIRS AND SMASHED RT ARMLAC RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HURT R ARM WHILE MOVING DRYER. DX: MUSCLE STRAIN RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
DROPPED DRYER LID ON ARM; CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST DRYER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON A RUSTY DRYER AT HOME LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WORKING ON DRYER AT HOME, HIT RT LOWER ARM, LAC LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SEEN FOR ARM LAC. INJURED ON THE DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
RT FOREARM CT-HIT ARM ON DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
PTS MOM STATES CHILD GETTING SWIMSUIT OUT OF HOT DRYER AND BURNED ARM D X; BURNS TO LT FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Knives with replaceable blades
WORKING ON DRYER AND ACC. CUT LT. OFREARM ON BOX CUTTER. DX. FOREARM LA C. UNEMPLOYED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION. PT LEANING INTO DRYER TO REMOVE CLOTHES AND FELL FORWARD INTO THE DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
29 YOF REACHING INTO DRYER WHILE DRUM STILL TURNING FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
38 Y/O F C/O RIGHT FOREARM INJURY REACHING WHILE DRYER RUNNING. DX: CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
INJURED L FOREARM WHEN IT BECAME CAUGHT IN A RUNNING DRYER. L FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT. SHUT A CLOTHES DRYER DOOR ON HER FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
REACHED IN DRYER- WHILE DRYER STILL SPINNING CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
34 YOM WAS MOVING AN OLD DRYER AT HOME AND CUT LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION , LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT HER R FOREARM TODAY WHEN THE DRYER DOOR SLAMMED ON IT. 10CM LAC R FOREARM $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A DOOR FROM A DRYER AT THE LAUNDROMAT, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC TO ARM WHEN MOVING A CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT ARM ON DRYER DOOR-LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
L FOREARM PAIN, HIT W/DRYER DOOR AT HOME. DX. CONT L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT TRIPPED OVER OPEN DRYER DOOR. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC BILAT FOREARMS, CONT R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2000	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/1998	Age: 34 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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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