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Accidents - Dehumidifiers - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:17
26-50 years old:96
50+ years old:15
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Arm:63Lower Trunk:32
Lower Arm:17All Of Body:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/18/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Dehumidifiers, Tables
TRIPPED OVER CORD,HIT TABLE AND HOT WATER FROM RELI-ON DEHUMIDIFIER SPI LLED ON PT. 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT ARM 3YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2010Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Dehumidifiers
43YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME WITH *** EXPOSURE AFTER DEHUMIDIFIEDMALFUNCTI ON,DX INHALATION EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Dehumidifiers
45YOM LIFTING A 20 LB DEHUMIDIFERS LIFTED IT BACKWARDS INJURED RIGHT UPPER ARM;ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Dehumidifiers
77YOF, C/O L-SPINE PAIN THAT DEV. AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY HUMIDIFIER >>L3 COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2010Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Dehumidifiers
29YOM, H/O CHRONIC LBP THAT WAS EXCERBATED AFTER LIFTING A DEHUMIDIFIER >>BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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