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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
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Date: 12/26/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
RAN INTO CLOTHES DRYER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL OFF OF A DRYER AND STRUCK HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL FROM CLOTHES DRYER 4FT HITTING HEAD, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL 4 FEET DOWN A DRYER SHAFT. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON SHARP PART OF DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CLOTHES DRYER DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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