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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PUT HAND IN DRYER TO MAKE IT STOP AND R ELBOW GOT STUCK IN IT DX: R ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO FOOT WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT HAND ON DRYER PART WHEN DAD TAKING DRYER APART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT HEAD ON DRYER/HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| L ELBOW PAIN, JUMPED OFF DRYER DX; ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CARRYING A CLOTHES DRYER OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CUT PINKY. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SLAMMED FINGER IN DRYER DOOR AT LAUNDRAMAT. DX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON METAL PART FROM OLD CLOTHES DRYER; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT STRUCK HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER AT LAUNDRY MAT. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| AT GROUP HOME PT SWALLOWED GLASS THAT FOUND IN DRYER DX INGESTION ERROR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Blankets |
| OPENED DRYER, HAND STUCK IN BLANKET AND CONTINUED TO SPIN TWISTING HAND AND ARM, FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN DRYER AT LAUNDRY LAC RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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