Accidents - Clothes dryers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 791
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	108
Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	5
Year 2002:	78
Year 2003:	94
Year 2004:	227
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	5
Year 2009:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 06/22/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT L OWER ARM ON THE DRYER DOOR LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: 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: 08/07/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO RIGHT ARM. PT STUCK FOREARM IN DRYER (OLD O NE). DX: INFECTED HEMATOMA RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps
PT MOVING DRYER UPSTAIRS AND SMASHED RT ARMLAC RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST DRYER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
RT FOREARM CT-HIT ARM ON DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
PTS MOM STATES CHILD GETTING SWIMSUIT OUT OF HOT DRYER AND BURNED ARM D X; BURNS TO LT FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A DOOR FROM A DRYER AT THE LAUNDROMAT, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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