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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 19 YOF INJURED ELBOW FROM "TWISTED IN DRYER". DX-ACUTE RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 44YO F PT C/O PAIN TO R ARM. REPORTS SHE GOT DIZZY AND FELL OFF OF A LAUNDRY DRYER BACKWARDS FRIDAY AT HOME. DX. CONT R ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 62YOWF PT STATES SHE STUCK HER ARM UP IN A DRYER DUCT YEST AND CUT ARM ON SOME TIN INSIDE DUCT. DX. CELLULITIS, BURSITIS L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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