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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,731
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing, Clothes dryers |
| DX R WRIST PAIN-CANNOT R/O SCAPHOID FX/HTN-QUESTIONABLE CONTROL: FELT SNAP IN WRIST W PULL'G CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Clothing, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| PTS MOTHER WASHED CLOTHING WITH A BRAND NEW DETERGENT WHEN HE PUT THEM ON HE DEVELOPED A RASH TO CHEST CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT WAS REACHING DOWN TO PICK OUT SOME CLOTHES WHEN HER BACK GAVE OUT C/ O BACK PAIN. DX: LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| DX ACUTE EXACERBATION OF BACK PAIN: LBP X A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. STATES PAIN INC LAST NOC W DO'G LAUNDRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| SLPPED ON CLOTHES TWISTED KNEE. SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 25 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Clothing |
| DX DERMATITIS: REPORTS SCRATCH'G LESIONS & APPLY'G ETOH. STATES THAT IT SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE. RASH MORE PRURETIC WHEN WEAR'G CLOTHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT C/O SHOULDER PAIN WHILE FOLDING CLOTHES DX: PAIN LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing, Exercise |
| DX C/O R LEG PAIN X 1WK. HAS BEEN RUN'G MORE IN THE LAST WK INC SWELL'G & PAIN AFTER COOL'G DOWN. ALSO TRIP & FALL OVER LAUNDRY YTDY PN W FLEXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT DX CONTACT DERMATITIS - S/P SKIN RASH TO TRUNK AFTER WEARING GARMENT A WEEK AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT WITH RASH TO HIPS, WAIST AND LEGS. RECENTLY WASHED CLOTHES 2 DAYS AG O. D:URTICARIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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: Clothing |
| CHI;LAC/21YOM STS AT HOME THIS AM TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON STEELE CAR RIMS. SUSTAINED LAC TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING LAUNDRY, OCCURED 2 DAYS AGO, TO ER WITH SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Stairs or steps |
| 24YO WHITE FEMALE TAKING LAUNDRY OUT-THERE WAS A STEP UP-TRIPPED,FELL ONTO R HAND-BENT IT BACK,NLOC, DX HAND CONTUSION-BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Stairs or steps |
| CHEST CONTUSION, S/P FALL: FELL DOWN ABOUT 10 WOOD STEPS AT HOME, CARRYING LAUNDRY DOWN STEPS, SLIPPED, HIT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| REPORTS WHILE CHANGING CLOTHES, EAR STARTED RINGING&DEVELOPED LIGHTHEAD NESS THEN COLLAPSED>> NEAR -SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Clothing, Clothes dryers |
| DX LBP: X 1D. SUNDAY. PT W BEND'G DOWN W RETRIEV'G A GARMENT FROM HER LAUNDRY DRYER WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK. PAIN SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN CHILDS CLOTHING AND WAS PULLED/ RT 3RD DIGIT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing |
| LACERATION EAR - 17 YO MALE REPORTS "ROUGHHOUSING" WITH ANOTHER PERSON AND HIT EAR AGAINST OTHER PERSONS CLOTHING ZIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS FINGER FX., CAUGHT FINGER IN POCKET REINJURING; F INGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing, Insect induced injuries |
| SCORPION BITE R HAND PUTTING UP CLOTHES DX; INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CLOTHING FELL STRUCK KNEE ON THE FLOOR DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothing |
| LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION-SUS INJ WHILE DOING LAUNDRY AND SHOULDER POPP ED OUT OF PLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Clothing, Washing machines |
| PT'S FINGER GOT WRAPPED AROUND CLOTHING IN WASHING MACHINE. MACHINE WAS ON SPIN CYCLE. D:PARTIAL MIDDLE FINGER AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING UP LAUNDRY DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP CLOTHES AND HAD PX. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS<1%, HAND/BOAT GALLEY FIRE: PT COOKING ON BOAT W BOAT & CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE. INHALE SMOKE. PT JUMPED INTO WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| DX LWBS: BACK PAIN EXACERB: EXACERBATED UPPER BACK PAIN CARR'G LAUNDRY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT PICKED UP A PILE OF DIRTY CLOTHES AND SOMEONE LEFT A RAZOR KNIFE IN POCKET OF A GARMENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 21 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: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT, SYNCOPED&FELL ONTO GRASS WHILE HEAVILY DRESSED >>SYNCOPE/DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing, Stairs or steps |
| REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF NON RADIATING CHEST WALL PAIN AFTER LIFTING 3 L OADS OF LAUNDRY UPSTAIRS TONIGHT>>MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| AT HOME PT STANDING ON 4FT ROOF HANGING LAUNDRY,FELL DX L HAND SPRAIN,L ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| PAIN BENDING OVER, PICKING UP CLOTHES/LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 21 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: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| DX LWBS: C/O AGGRAV, LOWER BACK TODAY GETTING DRESS, LBP, RAD TO L THIGH, SPASMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT WAS CARRYING HEAVY LAUNDRY, DEVELOPED SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN, DX STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing, Football |
| R ANKLE SPRAIN:TRIPPED OVER CLOTHERS @ FRIENDS HOUSE,TWISTED ANKLE, LAST NITE PASSING FOOTBALL,RAN DOWN HILL, STEPPED OFF CURBTWISTED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CLOTHING FELL ON FLOOR LUMBAR STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 24 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: Clothing |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE PUTTING ON CLOTHES THIS MORNING LANDING ONTO TWISTED FOOT >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| ANKLLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT WHILE GETTING DRESSED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing, Stairs or steps |
| L2 FX. PT WAS CARRYING CLOTHES DOWN STEPS AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Floors or flooring materials |
| LT KNEE CONTUSION: MILD L ANKLE SPRAIN: TRIPPED ON CLOTHES LYING ON FLOOR, FELL ONTO KNEE, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing |
| CONTUSION LOW BACK - 23 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN - WAS CAR RYING LAUNDRY AND SLIPPED AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | 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: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT CAUGHT HIS PENIS IN HIS ZIPPER PENILE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT PUTTING ON CLOTHING(GETTING DRESSED), PT DEVELOPED BACK PAIN, DX STR AINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing |
| 21YFC TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES IN ROOM C/O ANKLE PAIN/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Clothes dryers |
| PT GETTING CLOTHING OUT OF DRYER CHILD CLOSED DOOR ON RIGHT WRIST CONTU SION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Clothing, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| PT DEVELOPED DERMATITIS TO BODY FROM CLOTHES WASHED IN NEW LAUNDRY DETE RGENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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