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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 579
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 20YOM L HAND ON DRYER SMASHED FX L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT MOVING A CLOTHES DRYER AND FELL ONTO RIGHT WRIST FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT LIFTED CLOTHES DRYER, HAD ONSET BACK PAIN AT HOME. DX-LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| MOVING DRYER, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DRYER AND WALL 1 WEEK AGO. DX: CONTU SION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LACERATED FINGER ON A CLOTH DRYER |
| 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: 05/23/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT DROPPED A DRYER ONTO HIS FOOT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO SEVERE PAIN IN FEET FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST DRYER. ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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) |
| 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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