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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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Date: 11/25/2007Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers, Ceilings and walls
DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE S/P MACHINERY SHORT. CAUGHT WALL ON FIRE & ALSO SC RUB BRUSH. ?FDA. PT EXPOSED 5-10 MIN. CO 4.8%. D:CO INHALATION EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
SMOKE EXPOSURE-LEAVING LAUNDROMAT THAT HAD A DRYER FIRE-NO COHB-FD PRES NT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
SMOKE EXPOSURE-LEAVING LAUNDROMAT THAT HAD A DRYER FIRE-NO COHB-FD PRES NT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2007Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN UNPLUGGING HIS NEW CLOTHES DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/21/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
PT AT HOME DRYER CAUGHT FIRE SMOKE INHALATION TRYING TO GET FAMILY OUT OF HOME FD WAS PRESENT DX/ MILD ACUTE SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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