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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 760
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHILD PUT ARM INTO MOVING CLOTHS DRYER DX: WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL OFF OF DRYER AND HIT HEAD. DX: BLUNT HEAD INJURY, SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD TRIED TO CLIMB IN DRYER AND KNOCKED TOOTH OUT DX DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Car seats |
| PT WAS IN CAR SEAT NOT STRAPPED IN, SEAT WAS PLACED ON TOP OF CLOTHES DRYER FOUND ON THE FLOOR. NO LOC. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| 1SR DEGREES BURN OF R HAND:MOM STATES TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOTHES DRYER,CHILD ATTEMPTED TO GET IN DRYER,BURNT HAND ON SIDE OF DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HAD A DRYER DOOR CLOSE ONTO HER FINGER. DX - LT THUMB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL OFF OF A DRYER AND INJURED HEAD ON THE CONCRETE. DX HEAD INJUR Y NO LOC OR VOMITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND FELL, HIT RIGHT ARM ON DRYER DOOR. D: LACE RATION RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER DOOR DX PT FELL HITTING FRONT OF HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CLIMBED INTO HOT DRYER/BUTTOCKS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS - 23 MOM WAS PLAYING NEAR DRYER WHERE FATHER WAS WORKING ON, PLAYING WITH COVER OF DRYER WHICH FELL HITTING CHILD'S LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS @ HOME FELL HITTING CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX LACERATION TO CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SMALL LAC L 4TH FING;SCRATCH L 3RD FING/9MOM CUT FINGER ON DRYER DOOR A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Window screens |
| SITTING ON DRYER IN HOUSE, LEANED BACK AGAINST WINDOW SCREEN & FELL OUT WINDOW LANDING ON CONCRETE 12' BELOW, 90 SEC LOC, D-FX SKULL CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LIP LAC-RAN INTO DRYER IN BASEMENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHI, FELL FROM DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Car seats |
| IN CAR SEAT ON DRYER AT HOME, FELL OFF DRYER AND OUT OF SEAT ONTO TILE FLOOR; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. WAS TRYING TO CLIMB ON A CLOTHES DRYER AND CUT HIS FOOT DIAGNOSIS; LACERATON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT'S FINGER POSSIBLY SLAMMED IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME 1 WEEK AGO, BAS E OF NAIL BRUISED AND SWOLLEN; NAILBED INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| TODAY PT. WAS "PLAY FIGHT'G" W/ HIS BROTHER WHO THREW HIM INTO SIDE OF DRYER STRIK'G SIDE OF FACE. 1CM LAC. IRRIG'D, ***. DX.: FACE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME STRIKING HEAD VOMITING LEFT W OUT SEEI NG DR DX CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN SITTING ON A CLOTHES DRYER & FELL OFF ONTO FLO OR. DX; C.H.I. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 4 YO FELL OFF DRYER INJURED THIGH FX HUMERUS CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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