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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PUSHED CLOTHES DRYER WITH KNEE AND STRAINED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LIFTED DRYER AT HOME LACERATED LT KNEE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear |
| PT WAS AT HOME GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF THE DRYER CAUSING RT KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| AT HOME PT RUNNING TO TURN OFF DRYER,TURNED-FELT A POP,HEARD SNAP TO L KNEE,DX PARTIAL TEAR GASTROCNEMIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Christmas decorations |
| JUMPED OFF CLOTHES DRYER AFTER PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY, HEARD KNEE POP. DX-STRAIN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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