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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 199
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Date: 10/13/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT. WAS AT HOME AND CLOTHES DRYER CUAGHT ON FIRE, WHITE SMOKE FILLED TH E HOUSE. DX. SMOKE INHALATION. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION-HAD A NATURAL GAS LEAK FROM THE DRYER-@ HOME -COHB 1.1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
ELECTRICAL SHOCK LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY WEAKNESS AND NUMBNESS, WENT TO PLUG IN CLOTHES DRYER AND WAS SHOCKED BY 220 VOLTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
33 WKS PREGNANT-LEANED ON DRYER AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK-NO COMPLAINTS BUT SCARED AND WANTS BABY CHECKED; ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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