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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 916
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HAD ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO BODY FROM PLUGGING IN DRYER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STS LIFTED A DRYER LAST NIGHT DX: SHOULDER INJ, NECKS TRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN BUMPED ON DRYER DOOR. DX; CONTUSION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FOREHEAD CT-FELL-HIT HEAD ON DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 23 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: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS MOVING A DRYER. DX: LOW BACK PX, SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines |
| PT MOWING A DRYER AND WASHER AT HOME AND R SHOULDER POPPED OUT. DX. DI SLOCATION R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT PLUGGING IN CLOTHES DRYER,PT SHOCKED ON L THUMB/1ST FINGER DX ELECTRIC SHOCK TO LEFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MOVING A DRYER AND IT FELL ON FOOT RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN DP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 17 YO GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN DRYER DOOR CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL,HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR FOREHEAD LACERATION CH |
| 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: 06/26/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT HAND ELECTRICAL BURN. PT BURNED HAND WHEN GETTING SHOCKED BY A DRY ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RT KNEE ABRASION.PT HIT KNEE ON A DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WITH FRACTURED HAND, PUNCHED DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A CLOTHES DRYER AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| HELPING TO LIFT A CLOTHES DRYER - FRIEND LET GO LUMBO-SACRAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT CAUGHT HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A DRYER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HURT WRIST MOVING DRYER DX WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CONTUSION RT ANKLE: DROPPED CLOTHES DRYER ON RT ANKLE, DRYER SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear |
| PT BURNED RT INDEX FINGER WHILE GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER AT LAUNDRY MAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A DRYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | 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 |
| PT C/O BACK PAIN. PT HURT BACK LIFTING DRYER. DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAI N LUMBAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BURNED HAND ON CLOTHES DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SHOCKED BY DRYER/ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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