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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 544
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| 31YOM CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF WHILE USING CLOTHES DRYER. DX. GAS INHALATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34YOF-SMOKE INHALATION-INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE WHEN DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE @ HOME-COHB 2.8-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YOF PT C/O ELECTROCUTION EARLIER TODAY WHILE CHANGING THE BULB ON HE R CLOTHES DRYER. MYALGIAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 24 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, Cords, electrical |
| 24YOF, 37WKS PREG, GOT SHOCKED WITH BURN TO THE HAND AFTER PLUGGINGIN A N ELECTRICAL CORD VS DRYER>>ELECTRIC BURN/SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 66 YOF WAS SOB AFTER BREATHING FUMES WHILE SITTING NEXT TO CLOTHES DRYE R - SHORT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 35 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, Hair dryers |
| 35YOM WITIH ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM PLUGGING IN "DRYER" - DON'T KNOW WHETHE R CLOTHES DRYER OR HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 59YOF, DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE&ENTIRE HOUSE BURNED, INHALAED SMOKE TRYING TO GET BACK IN TO SAVE HER CATS>>SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Day wear |
| 23 YO PREGNANT F WAS DRYING HER HUSBAND'S UNIFORMS WHEN DRYER BEGAN SMO KING & FILLED HOUSE WITH SMOKE. SOB. ?FDA. DX:SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM WORKING ON A CLOTHES DRYER, SHOCKED BY 220 VOLT, PT. FELL AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE DRYER. DX. 9 CM LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YOF WAS CLEANING DRYER AND GOT SHOCKED; NUMBNESS AND TINGLING UPPER EXTREMITY..............DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| 16MOM INHALED SMOKE DURING DRYER FIRE DX;# SMOKE EXPOSURE ( NO FIRE DEPT. NOTED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| A 43 YOM TO ER WITH SMOKE INHALATION FROM ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DRYER, UNK IF F.D ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 37 YO M DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE, INHALED SMOKE. DX SMOKE INHALATION UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 3 YR F SHOCKED BODY WHEN TOUCHED CLOTHES DRYER;DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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