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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 999
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HURT LOW BACK TRYING TO MOVE CLOTHES DRYER DX: STRAIN LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ALLEGEDE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-@ HOME-EXPOSURE FROM A DRYER THAT WAS MISSING THE FILTER-UTILITY CO. SENT PT TO ED-COHB 6.3 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BANGED ARM INSIDE DRYER WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING. DX. R HAND, FOREARM AND ELBOW CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION, LOWER BACK PAIN - 90 YOF GOT UP SUDDENLY AFTER HE ARING DRYER ALARM GO OFF, FELL FROM SOFA, C/O PAIN CHEST AND LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| REACHING DOWN TO REMOVE LAUNDRY FROM THE DRYER AND DEVELOPED PAIN. DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | 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, Sheets or pillowcases |
| TAKING SHEET OF DRYER AND INJ ELBOW;EPICONDYLITIS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DRYER VENT FELL OPEN CUTTING LOWER LEG AT LAUNDROMAT. DX: LACERATION L OWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| [T INSTALLING A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT TH UMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| 74YOWF WHO APPARENTLY HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE PUTTING CLOTHES IN H ER DRYER AT HOME.DX:SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LEANING OVER TAKING CLOTHES FROM DRYER DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Fire extinguishers |
| SMOKE INHALATION-@ HOME-DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE-SMOKE EXPOSURE-THEN USED ABC HALON FIRE EXTENGUISHER-FD PRESENT-COHB 1.5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 79 Y.O. W MALE W/FOOT DROP. PT STS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE FOOT SINCE PICKING UP A DRYER @ HOME. PT ADM. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK IN HEAD WITH DRYER DOOR, FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| LIFTING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS HOOKING UP CLOTHES DRYER AND CUT FINGER. DX: 2 CM L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT BENT OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DX RIGHT GREAT TOE FRACTURE: DROPPED CLOTHES DRYER ONTO TOE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MILD SMOKE INH. PT WAS USING A DRYER AND THE BELT OF IT CAUGHT FIRE. FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT ON RUSTED CLOTHES DRYER-DX-1 CM 5TH FINGER LACERATION REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 52 YEAR OLD MALE AT LAUNDRY MAT LACERATED HAND CLEANING OUT DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| PT WITH POSSIBLE CO EXPOSURE FROM DRYER. CO DETECTOR ALARMED IN ROOM. NAUSEA, GAGGING. D: CO EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS BENDING OVER DRYER TO FIX IT AND FELT A POP IN HER RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 53 YO M R WRIST PAIN, SWOLLEN, CUT ON DRYER. DX CELLULITIS R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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