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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 302
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION, LOWER BACK PAIN - 90 YOF GOT UP SUDDENLY AFTER HE ARING DRYER ALARM GO OFF, FELL FROM SOFA, C/O PAIN CHEST AND LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DX: COSTROCHONDRITIS. L RIB PAIN AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PICKED UP A HEAVY DRYER 3 WEEKS AGO. DX CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT WAS "HORSEPLAYING" AT HOME AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON THE CLOTHES DRYER. DX-ACUTE LEFT RIBCAGE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN MOVED DRYER AND GARAGE, COSTOCHONDRITIS MUSC LE TENSION HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 48 YOM FELL HITTING RIBS ON A DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS BENDING OVER DRYER TO FIX IT AND FELT A POP IN HER RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. WAS LEANING OVER DRYER AT HOME, PAIN IN R RIB. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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