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Accidents - Dehumidifiers - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:162
6-15 years old:15
16-25 years old:69
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:92Lower Trunk:69
Toe:69Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/01/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Dehumidifiers, Stairs or steps
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING ONTO THE DE HUMIDIFER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2004Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dehumidifiers
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DEHUMIDIFIER IN BASEMENT AT HOME; FOREHE AD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Dehumidifiers
HAND STRAIN-HIT HAND WHILE JUMPING OVER A DEHUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2004Age: 1 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dehumidifiers
KICKED DEHUMIDIFIER WITH R TOE LAC TO TOE FROM METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dehumidifiers
PT WAS PLAYING IN THE BASMET STRUCK FACE ON A DEHUMIDIFIER SUSTAINED " EBEBROW LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dehumidifiers
1 YOWM BURNED ABD ON A DEHUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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