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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 438
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DRYER IN GARAGE CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED HOUSE FIRE. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION, BRONCHIAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 14 YOF INJURED LOW BACK MOVING DRYER. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN, LOW BACK PAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT SLAMMED RT HAND/WRIST IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME, HAS PAIN WITH MOVEMENT, IS UNABLE TO WRITE. DX-RT HAND/WRIST SPRAIN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT GOT SHOCKED WHILE REMOVING CLOTHES FROM THE DRYER. D: ELECTRICAL A CCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO SPIN DRYER AT HOME, SLIPPED HITTING WRIST ON META L PART ON DRYER; WRIST BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Basketball |
| JAMMED TOE TWICE, ONCE YESTERDAY AGAINST THE DRYER&TODAY WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| JUMPED OFF CLOTHES DRYER. DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT PLAYING IN GRANDPARENTS STORE, FELL HITTING FOREARM ON TUB OF D RYER APPLIANCE; FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO LIP WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 15 Y/O TOUCHED CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME WHEN ELECTRICITY WENT UP ARM, CHEST. DX-ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT GOT INSIDE A DRYER AND INJURED WRIST AND THUMB, FRACTURE OF BOTH RIGHT WRIST AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT CLOSED FINGER IN CLOTHES DRYER AT LAUNDRYMAT TODAY DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PER MOTHER PT FELL ONTO PARTS FROM A DRYER ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX. LAC R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL OFF CLOTHES DRYER AND INJURED CHEST DX// CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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