Accidents - Clothes dryers - 16-25 years old - Year 2005 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
CLOTHES DRYER CAUGHT FIRE IN PATIENT'S HOME, INHALED SMOKE, ASTHMA ATTACK. DX-SMOKE INHALATION. (NOT DOCUMENTED IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STATES, THAT THE CLOTHES DRYER SPARKED WHILE TOUCHING A KNOB&FELT SU DDENT SHAR PAIN IN HAND&ARMS SUSTAINED" F.ARM PAIN"+" ELECTRICAL INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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