Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,604
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	231
Year 1998:	43
Year 1999:	112
Year 2000:	237
Year 2001:	57
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	167
Year 2004:	53
Year 2005:	132
Year 2006:	335
Year 2007:	90
Year 2008:	94
Year 2009:	18

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT HEAD ON A DRYER AT SCHOOL. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 9 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
FELL OFF DRYER WHEN BEING CHANGED;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL ON DRYER;DX CONTUSED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER DX: SKULL FX; CHI; ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 2 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
RAN INTO DRYER;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
FOREHEAD / SCALP LAC. HIT FOREHEAD ON DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
FELL OFF DRYER TO FLOOR/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL OFF OF DRYER. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER TO FLOOR - CONTUSED TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM TOP OF DRYER, WAS IN CARSEAT BUT NOT STRAPPED IN, TO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL OFF TOP OF DRYER OR WASHER, HIT HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR, LOC, SOMEWHAT UNRESPONSIVE, MOM SHOOK PT THEN STARTED TO CRY; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

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: 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: 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: 06/17/2006	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: 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: 02/18/2006	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: 01/09/2006	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: 08/26/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Rugs or carpets
12MOM FELL OFF DRYER TO CARPETED FLOOR INJURING HIS HEAD,NO LOC,+IMMEDI ATE CRY,VOMITED X2 WENT TO URG-CARE,VOMITED ON WAY TO ER; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT ON DRYER, ROLLED OFF & HIT HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR. SKULL FX, NO CONCUS SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
WAS PLAYING ON DRYER AND FELL OFF LACERATION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 9 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
PATIENT FELL OFF DRYER AT HOME, LANDED ON BACK/HEAD; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 2 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
FELL OFF DRYER DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Doors
PT FELL FROM DRYER & STRUCK FOLDING DOOR. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL 3 FT OFF DRYER ONTO HARD FLOOR, HIT BACK OF HEAD; PARIETAL SKULL FX., HEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC TO TOP OF HEAD, CUT ON DRYER DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
RAN INTO CLOTHES DRYER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 8 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
PT FELL OFF OF A DRYER AND STRUCK HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 4 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
PT FELL FROM CLOTHES DRYER 4FT HITTING HEAD, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 2 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 4 FEET DOWN A DRYER SHAFT. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON SHARP PART OF DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST DRYER DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HEAD AFTER HITTING HEAD ON DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2001	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Other baby carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2001	Age: 1 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, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2001	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2000	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1999	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1999	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1999	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1999	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1998	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1998	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Other baby carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1998	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Other baby carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1997	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Baby carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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