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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 820
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 7 YR M FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 33YO WHITE FEMALE HEAD BUTTED HEADS WITH HUSBAND & THEN HIT HEAD ON DRYER, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.25YOM WAS MOVING A DRYER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| 80YOF, LOST BALANCE TAKING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER&FELL BACKWARDS HITT ING HEAD>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 90YOF LOST HER BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER;CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 53YOM COLLAPSED AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH DOOR OF DRYER MINOR HEAD INJURY 24 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 24YOF FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A CLOTHES DRYER SUSRTAINED A C ONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 47 YOF HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR ON SATURDAY AND THEN SUNDAY WHILE OUT IN GARDEN HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE, DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 6YOF FELL OFF A CLOTHES DRYER - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 47YOF HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| NONHEALING HEAD LESION, LEFT BEFORE EVAL. COMPLETED: 68YOM FELL ONE MONTH AGO, HIT TOP OF HEAD ON DRYER, ABRASION NOT HEALED, LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 53YOF STANDING ON CLOTHES DRYER GETTING SOMETHING OFF OF SHELF SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR DX- MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Television tables or stands |
| 59 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LEFT DRYER DOOR OPEN AND DUCK TO MISS HITTIN G IT, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TV STAND, -LOC, +LAC 1.5CM 5 SUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 39YOF CONCUSSION BENT OVER HIT HEAD ON OPEN DRYER DOOR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 44 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER 2 WEEKS AGO CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 80YOF,CHI S/P OPENING JAMMED DRYER DOOR ,DOOR SUDDENLY SHE FELL BACKWARDS ,HITTING HEAD,HEAD INJURY,2CM LAC,DRESSING APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 19 Y/O/F HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME ALMOST PASSED OUT DX/ CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 7YOM- PT WAS @ HOME FELL HITTING DRYER DOOR NOW C/O OF HEADACHE & VOMITING.DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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