|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 956
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 66 YOF WAS SOB AFTER BREATHING FUMES WHILE SITTING NEXT TO CLOTHES DRYE R - SHORT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 59YOF, DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE&ENTIRE HOUSE BURNED, INHALAED SMOKE TRYING TO GET BACK IN TO SAVE HER CATS>>SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 56 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 |
| 56YOM WAS CLEANINGO OUT DRYER VENT WHEN HE GOT AN ELECTRIC 220VOLT TO THE LEFT 4TH FINGER TIP C/O BLISTERING.DX:ELECTRIC SHOCK TO 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 80 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 80YO FEMALE TURNING OFF WATER NEAR A DRYER & WAS ELECTROCUTED R SHOULDER PAIN, DX ELECTRIC INJURY |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| COPD: AT DAUGHTER'S HOUSE ASLEEP,DRYER CAUGHT FIRE,SMOKE THROUGH HOUSE,UNSURE HOW LONG, DRYER NOT ON AT THE TIME,S.O.B. 02 85, THEN 97 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE CO LEVEL 0.9 DX// SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 88 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS GETTING THINGS OUT OF THE DRYER WHEN SHE TURNED AROUND AND EASED HERSELF TO THE FLOOR, WAS DIZZY. DX: DIZZINESS* |
| 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: 10/20/2006 | Age: 72 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 |
| THERE WAS A DRYER FIRE IN PT'S HOUSE. FD NS. DX: COPD EXACERB, SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| AT HOME AND INVOLVED IN SOME TYPE OF HOUSE FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH DRYER F D NOT RECORDED SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ELECTRICAL BURNS 220 VOLTS WHILE TOUCHING SOMETHING BEHIND THE DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 63 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 |
| STATES HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE PLUG UP DRYER AND TURNED IT ON DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS,PROLONGED ELECTROCUTION - GOT SHOCKED WHEN CHANGING BELT ON GAS DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 06/03/2003 | 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: 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: 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: 06/26/2000 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1999 | Age: 86 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1998 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/1998 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1997 | Age: 56 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
