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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 149
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BURN TO L UPPER FOREARM, ELBOW AND ABOVE ELBOW, BURNED W/CLOTHES DRYER PUTTING HOSE ON DRYER. DX. BURN L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| AT HOME PT STS DOING LAUNDRY WHEN DRYER BURNED L WRIST-L HAND DX 1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM,2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT PULLING LAUNDRY FROM DRYER AT HOME YESTERDAY INJURED ARM DX// SPRAIN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Gas ranges or ovens |
| WHILE CHANGING GAS LINE FROM DRYER TO STOVE, FLAME SHOT OUT, BURNED AR M, NO STATED IF F.D. ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Blankets |
| OPENED DRYER, HAND STUCK IN BLANKET AND CONTINUED TO SPIN TWISTING HAND AND ARM, FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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