Accidents - Clothes dryers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,368
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	38
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	88
Year 2001:	170
Year 2002:	16
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	128
Year 2005:	82
Year 2006:	146
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	131
Year 2009:	314
Year 2010:	202

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
33YO WHITE FEMALE HEAD BUTTED HEADS WITH HUSBAND & THEN HIT HEAD ON DRYER, DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 47 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
47 YOF HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR ON SATURDAY AND THEN SUNDAY WHILE OUT IN GARDEN HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE, DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
47YOF HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
39YOF CONCUSSION BENT OVER HIT HEAD ON OPEN DRYER DOOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
44 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER 2 WEEKS AGO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 40 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
HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
DOING LAUNDRY AND CAME UP AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR OF DRYER CAUSING CLOSED HEAD INJ WITH NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR AT LAUNDROMAT TODAY DX// HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 44 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
44 YOF HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER SUSTAINING A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE DRYER AT HOME SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CONTUSION TO HEAD - WHILE MOVING DRYER, HIT HEAD ON UPPER CABINETS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 33 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 TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CLOTHER DRYER AT HOME. DX-CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
CHI. PT BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR AT LA UNDRAMAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING AGAINST A CLOTHES DRY ER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 48 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
FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER -LOC DX- HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A DRYER WHEN MOVING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT DX HEADACHE - PT HIT HER HEAD IN A DRYER DOOR X 3 WEEKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
34 YO FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL INTO CORNER OF DRYER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
CONCUSSION HEAD.PT.REFERS HIT HEAD WITH DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT WAS INSTALLING A CLOTHES DRYER AND IT SHOCKED HIM THROWING AGAI NST THE WALL. DX; CONCUSSION AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 43 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
CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT HER HEAD ON A DRYER DX: SCALP LACERATION, SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER DOOR MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
44 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK DRYER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O HITTING HER HEAD ON A HAND DRYER X6 HRS AGO;C/O PAIN TO FOREHEAD AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2001	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2001	Age: 31 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, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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