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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Mouth:70All Of Body:43
Finger:42Face:16
Lower Trunk:16Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
2YOM PT AT LAUNDROMAT AND GOT HIS L MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN DOOR TO DRY ER. HAS LAC TO FINGER. DX L FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
5 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
2 YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED INTO CLOTHES DRYER @ HOME. DX-BURN BUTTOCK AND LOW BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
4 YOF BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED DRYER VENT GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2010Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
18MOF HAD FINGER CLOSED IN DRYER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
3 YOF, WAS JUMPING AND STRUCK CHIN ON DRYER, AND BIT TONGUE DX: LACERATION TO TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2010Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
16MOM INHALED SMOKE DURING DRYER FIRE DX;# SMOKE EXPOSURE ( NO FIRE DEPT. NOTED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
EYEBROW LAC-2YOF-FACE HIT A DRYER DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2010Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Clothes dryers
18MOM STUCK HAND IN BACK OF CLOTHES DRYER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND AMPU TATED TIP OF L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
3 YR F SHOCKED BODY WHEN TOUCHED CLOTHES DRYER;DX ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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