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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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Date: 09/23/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STATES EXPOSED TO GAS LEAK FROM DRYER RECENTLY AT HOME, FEELS LIGHT HEADED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2009Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
REPORTS WAS FIXING A DRYER&GOT ELECTRICUTED WHILE PLACING THE COVER ON >>ELECTRIC SHOCK/ARM LAC/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STATES DRYER HAD FAULTY CO LEAK, JUST FIXED YESTERDAY, TO ER WITH HE ADACHE, CO EXPOSURE, CO HGB ART 1.10%,HCO3 ART 1.2% PCO2 ART 40.9MM HG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers, Fire extinguishers
DRYER VENT CAUGHT FIRE AT HOME PT USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER NO FIRE DEPT INHALATION SMOKE, EXPOSURE DRY CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers, Fire extinguishers
DRYER VENT CAUGHT FIRE AT HOME PT USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER NO FIRE DEPT INHALATION SMOKE EXPOSURE AND DRY CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
REPROTED, WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM A FIRE CAUSED BY A DRYER, C/O ABDOM INAL PAIN>> SMOKE INHALATION/FIRE DEP WAS CALLED IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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