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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 527
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:202Toe:83
Face:81Shoulder:76
Foot:36Lower Arm:15
Knee:15Finger:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PLAYING @ HOME, RAN INTO DRYER DX L EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT FINGRER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A ?DRYER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
GAS DRYER VENT WAS SEALED OFF. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION, HEA DACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 9 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
GAS DRYER VENT WAS SEALED OFF. C/O HEADACHE. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE I NHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
GAS DRYER VENT SEALED OFF. DX. MILD CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Clothes dryers
CRUSH INJURY TOE - 13 YOM C/O LEFT GREAT TOE PAIN ONE WEEK AFTER DROPPI NG A DRYER DOOR ONTO HIS TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
RUNNING AT HOME AND CUT FOOT ON CLOTHES DRYER DX LACERATION RIGHT 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
FOOT LACERATION, CUT ON DRYER VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT R KNEE ON DRYER, C/O NUMBNESS, UNALBE TO BEAR WT R KNEE STRAIN VS. CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FOREARM CT-FELL-HIT CORNER OF DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
L HEEL/ANKLE PAIN AFTER JUMPING OFF DRYER DX: L FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
PT PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK AT HOME JUMPED INTO A CLOTHES DRYER THAT HAD J UST BEEN TURNED OFF SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT TRIPPED AND STRUCK HEAD ON A DRYER. DX FACE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK ON A DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
TWISTED R ANKLE/FOOT, FELL OFF DRYER DX: FX R 5TH MT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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