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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
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Date: 11/10/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
WAS WORKING ON DRYER & SLICED ARM OPEN--4CM LAC (R) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PROTRUDING METAL IN DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT R FA ON DRYER AND HAS A SKIN TEAR TO HER ARM. DX. LAC R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
74 YOF STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM ON DRYER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
RIGHT FOREARM CONT. PT FELL AGAINST A DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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