Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 71 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
ACUTE CONT R FOREARM;CELLULITIS/71YOF PUT R ARM INTO MOVING DRYER THEN C/O R WRIST;FOREARM PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
CAUGHT LEFT FOREARM ON THE CLOTHES DRYER YESTERDAY. SKIN TEAR TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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