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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 29 YOF CUT FOREARM ON EDGE OF CLOTHES DRYER. DX-LAC FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HELPED FRIEND MOVE DRYER AND ARM WAS PINNED. DX: R ARM LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT RIGHT ARM WHILE WORKING ON CLOTHES DRYER LACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 4 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Wire |
| PTS TOY WENT BEHIND DRYER. PT WENT TO GET IT AND BUMPED AN OPEN WIRE TH AT HIT OUTLET THEN CAUGHT FIRE. PT BURNED L FOREARM IN FIRE. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT PLAYING IN GRANDPARENTS STORE, FELL HITTING FOREARM ON TUB OF D RYER APPLIANCE; FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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