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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| THERE WAS A DRYER FIRE IN PT'S HOUSE. FD NS. DX: COPD EXACERB, SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| AT HOME AND INVOLVED IN SOME TYPE OF HOUSE FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH DRYER F D NOT RECORDED SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| C/O PT STATES WENT TO PLUG UP ELECTRIC DRYER AND GOT SHOCKED DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT C/O SHOCKED. PT WAS SHOCKED BY DRYER. DX WELLNESS CHECK. ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WORKING ON DRYER AT HOME AND FORGOT TO CUT POWER AND GOT A JOLT THRU BODY C/O TINGLING ALL OVER S/O ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. INHALED EXCESSIVE SMOKE WHEN CLOTHES DRYER CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPART MENT NOT ATTENDING. DX. ANOXIA , SMOKE INHALATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN PLUGING CLOTHES DRYER INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET . DX; ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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