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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 62YOWF PT STATES SHE STUCK HER ARM UP IN A DRYER DUCT YEST AND CUT ARM ON SOME TIN INSIDE DUCT. DX. CELLULITIS, BURSITIS L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ELBOW LAC-52 Y/O F-CUT ON A SCREW FROM THE CLOTHES DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT TO ELBOW ON DOOR OF CLOTHES DRYER DX: ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT ELBOW ON DRYER DOOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT ELBOW LAC.PT CLOSED DRYER DOOR ON ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ELBOW: GAS DRYER CAUGHT FIRE, REACHED INTO GET CLOTHES AND BURNED ELBOW AT HOME. FD INVOLVE NOT STATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK ELBOW ON DRYER; ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT GOT HER ARM CAUGHT IN THE CLOTHES DRYER. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Sheets or pillowcases |
| TAKING SHEET OF DRYER AND INJ ELBOW;EPICONDYLITIS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1997 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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