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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 995
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Pet supplies |
| FELL OFF DRYER & TWISTED R ANKLE ON DOG BOWL DX ACUTE R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MOVING DRYER INTO HOUSE - DROPPED IT ON FOOT NAIL AVULSION TO TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YOF PLUGGING IN CLOTHES DRYER ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM DRYER WHEN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FINGER LAC-LOADING A RUSTY DRYER INTO A TRUCK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT.INJ.BIL EYES AT HOME WHEN PLUGGING A ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER INTO AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET & IT SPARKED A BRIGHT FLASH. DX; FLASH BURN BIL EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHIP FX R ULNA/25YOF AT MOTHERS HOUSE REACHED INTO DRYER WHILE IN MOTIO N AND ARM WRENCHED AROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DROPPED CLOTHES DRYER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, C/O PAIN TO RIGHT FOOT. CONTUSION TO RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL ONTO DRYER DOOR. DX: L RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 24 YO MALE INSTALLED NEW DRYER AND IT SPARKED WHEN HE PLUGGED IT IN TO RECEPTACLE - HIGH VOLTAGE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SHOCKED BY DRYER; ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| GOT SHOCKED PLUGGING IN DRYER DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT TWISTED AND INJ RT ARM REACHING INTO THE DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 23 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 |
| MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY AT HOME TONIGHT, IN BATHROOM, STOOD UP, PASSED OUT, HIT HEAD ON DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER SPARKS FLEW AND GOT A SHOCL KNOCKED T O GROUND MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HEADACHE-C/O HEADACHE X 3 DAYS AFTER STRIKING HEAD ON DRYER DOOR. NO LO C OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HAD DRYER DOOR FALL ON FOOT - FX TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A DRYER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A DRYER UP SOME STEPS AND BACK BEGAN TO HU RT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE HAND W A SYRINGE AS HE WAS TAKING SOMEONE ELSES CLOTHES OUT OFTHE DRYER. D: ACCIDENTAL NEEDLE STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BACK STRAIN-SINCE LIFTING A DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| STRAINED HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO R HAND WHILE FIXING THE DRYER DX: 3" HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT HAND ON A DRYER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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