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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MUSCLE SPASM OF LOW BACK AFTER TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT WAS TAKING CLOTHES FROM THE DRYER WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN C/O HIP/GROIN PAIN. DX: S/P FALL, HIP FRACTURE. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| HURT BACK BENDING OVER TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF THE DRYER YESTERDAY. DX. BACK PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 90 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: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Laundry baskets |
| PT WAS PUTTING CLOTHES IN DRYER AND TRIPPED OVER THE LAUNDRY BASKET, FRACTURE OF LEFT HIP, ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 53 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 STRAINED LOWER TRUNK BENDING OVER REACHING INTO DRYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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