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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,054
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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: 12/09/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 22 Y/O FEMALE WAS MOVING A DRYER THAT FELL OFF HER BOYFRIENDS TRUCK AND CUT FOREARM ON RUSTY EDGE DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| 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: 10/25/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 21YOM MOVING A HEAVY DRYER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| 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: 09/04/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 23 YOF CONTUSION TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25 YOM MOVED A DRYER AT HOME. FELT LOW BACK PAIN. STRAIN, L OWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/08/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 25YOF DRYER FELL ON HAND/ FX LT 3RD MC |
| 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: 07/29/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RT FOREARM SPRAIN.19YOF WAS MOVING A DRYER AND INJURED FOREARM. |
| 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: 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: 06/10/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 18YOM CUT FINGER ON BOTTOM OF DRYER WHILE MOVING DRYER; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 21YOF W HX RECENT BROKEN L WRIST WHO WAS HELPING MOVE A DRYER AT HOME A ND SAME WRIST POPPED DX L WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 19 YOF HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR AT COLLEGE. DX: HEAD CONT, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 21 YOM, MOVING CLOTHES DRYER STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 18YOM ACCIDENTALLY KICKED THE DRYER HAS PAIN TO R TOES DX- TOE FX |
| 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: 01/01/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 19YOF JUMPD OFF A DRYER AT HOME AND STRAINED RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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