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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2003 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear |
| 21 YOF REMOVING CLOTHES FROM DRYER STRAIN BACK |
| 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: 09/08/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT LIFTED A CLOTHES DRYER CAUSING BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| STATES SHE SMASHED HER FINGER IN THE DRYER DX RT FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT C/O FINGERNAIL INJURY. PT WAS MOVING DRYER AND INJURED FINGER. DX RT RING FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DISLOCATED LT. SHOULDER AFTER PULLING ON DRYER. DX. DISLOCATED LT. SHOU LDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-HELPED COUSIN MOVE A CLOTHES DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO PULL CLOTHING OUT OF A DRYER THAT WAS STILL GOING WREN CHED RIGHT ELBOW- STRAINED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HAND LAC-OCCURRED WHILE REPAIRING A DRYER VENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT WAS "HORSEPLAYING" AT HOME AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON THE CLOTHES DRYER. DX-ACUTE LEFT RIBCAGE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| BACK PAIN. PT WAS PULLING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER AND INJURED BACK. |
| 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: 03/04/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| CAUGHT ARM IN SPINNING DRYER ELBOW/SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK HEAD AGAINST DRYER C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MOVING DRYER-FELL-HIT LOWER BAK ON DRYER DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 18 YOM INHALED SMOKE FROM DRYER FIRE SMOKE INHALATION NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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