Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,285
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	454	Hand:	176
Lower Trunk:	171	All Of Body:	71
Upper Arm:	70	Neck:	70
Toe:	70	Upper Trunk:	49
Head:	49	Face:	40
Shoulder:	30	Wrist:	15
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
55 YO MALE CUT LEFT WRIST ON METAL LATCH ON DRYER DOOR LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
85 YOF WAS CROUCHED DOWN PULLING CLOTHING OUT OF DRYER, STOOD UP AND BE CAME DIZZY, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BUTTOCK ON TILE FLR SUSTAINING CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
SHIRT CAUGHT ON DRYER, FELL/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT HAND ON DRYER DOOR. DX: R HAND ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT PULLING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER AND GOT LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF A FINGER FROM A BAT WHILE WORKING ON D RYER VENT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
STRAIN LOW BACK - 62 YO MALE CO LUMBAR BACK PAIN - ONSET AT HOME WHEN R EMOVING CLOTHES FROM CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
DROPPED A DRYER ONTO FINGER >>HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 51 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
PATIENT LACERATED THUMB ON THE CLOTHES DRYER VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
BURNED FINGER WHILE PLUGGING IN ELECTRIC DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT KNEE ON DRYER DOOR. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
ABRASION TO LEFT GREAT TOE STATUS POST STRIKING IT ON DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST DRYER/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DRYER. DX: 5 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT PULLED DRYER OUT OF APT YESTERDAY. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT GETTING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 61 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
WORKING ON DRYER SHEET METAL CUT HAND AT HOME LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
LIFTING HEAVY DRYER ONTO BACK OF TRUCK BICEP TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
MOVING CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME CHECKED UNDER DRYER LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS PULLING ITEMS OUT OF THE DRYER WHILE IT WAS STILL TURNING AND CA UGHT LEFT HAND FRACTURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PATIENT FELL, C/O SHOULDER PAIN, FELL OVER CLOTHES DRYER WHEN TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER. DX-SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
74 YOM FELL, STRUCK CHIN ON DRYER - LAC TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT INJURED HAND WHILE LIFTING A CLOTHES DRYER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Clothes dryers, Light bulbs
PT FELL OFF A DRYER WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB DISLOCATED SHOUL DER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PULLING ON DRYER, UPPER BACK PAIN DX: THORACIC COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LACERATED R MIDDLE FINGER WHILE MOVING DRYER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
RACTURES HIP FALLING TO FLOOR WHILE TAKING CLOTHES OUR OF CLOTHERS DRY ER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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