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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 858
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER. DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2008 | 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, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 25 YOM CUT LEFT HAND WHILE CHANGING VENT TUBING ON CLOTHES DRYER LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN MOVING A DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| ELECTROCUTION.PT WAS PLUGGING IN A CLOTHES DRYER AND WAS ELECTRCUTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DRYER DX: EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK PINKY TOE ON DRYER. DX; TOE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | 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 |
| DX LAC R MIDDLE FINGER: CUT DIGITAL PAD OF R MIDDLE FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF DRYER. UTD SHOTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| ACUTE R PARALUMBAR STRAIN: LOADING ROPER CLOTHES DRYER ON TRUCK YESTERDAY, BELIEVES "PULLED SOMETHING" LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| CUT TO ARM WHILE WORKING ON DRYER DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FINGERS LACS-CUT ON DRYER VENT-@ NEIGHBOR'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| PT WAS MOVING A DRYER, FELL OFF DOLLY & HIT IN LEFT SIDE DX; LEFT SHOUL DER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| PT MOVING A DRYER OUT OF HOUSE 5 DAYS AGO ON A DOLLY WHEN DOLLY SLIPPED AND STRUCK PT IN L LOWER ABD. PAINFUL FOR 4 DAYS. DX LOWER ABD CONTUSIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LIFTED DRYER AT HOME LACERATED LT KNEE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT LAC LOWER LEG ON DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 19 YOM SUSTAINED STRAINED SHOULDER MOVING CLOTHES DRYER 3 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 25 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Medical equipment, general |
| CHEST PAIN: WORKING ON *** DRYER AT HOME, GOT SHOCKED, NOW HASCHEST PAI N ( HAS A PACEMAKER) |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BURN R UPPER ARM BY A DRYER AT HER APPT BUILDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT C/O MID LOW BACK PAIN FOR 3 DAYS,STS BENT OVER TO PULL SOME CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER,DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RT HAND FX.PT WAS MOVING A DRYER AND DROPPED IT ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT PUT ARM INTO CLOTHES DRYER TO STOP SPINNING, ARM WAS TWISTED, STRAIN ED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HELPING MOTHER MOVE A DRYER STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT PUTTING CLOTHING IN THE DRYER AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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