Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,414
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	127
Year 2000:	88
Year 2002:	54
Year 2005:	242
Year 2006:	90
Year 2007:	49
Year 2008:	139
Year 2009:	162
Year 2010:	373

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
80YOF, LOST BALANCE TAKING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER&FELL BACKWARDS HITT ING HEAD>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
90YOF LOST HER BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER;CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
53YOM COLLAPSED AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
NONHEALING HEAD LESION, LEFT BEFORE EVAL. COMPLETED: 68YOM FELL ONE MONTH AGO, HIT TOP OF HEAD ON DRYER, ABRASION NOT HEALED, LEFT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
53YOF STANDING ON CLOTHES DRYER GETTING SOMETHING OFF OF SHELF SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR DX- MINOR HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers, Television tables or stands
59 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LEFT DRYER DOOR OPEN AND DUCK TO MISS HITTIN G IT, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TV STAND, -LOC, +LAC 1.5CM 5 SUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
80YOF,CHI S/P OPENING JAMMED DRYER DOOR ,DOOR SUDDENLY SHE FELL BACKWARDS ,HITTING HEAD,HEAD INJURY,2CM LAC,DRESSING APPLIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
STANDING ON CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME AND FELL. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL @ HOME STRIKING HEAD ON DRYER---HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER AT HOME. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS FELT DIZZY LEANED AGAINST DRYER & FELL ONTO FLOOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP/ SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 11/22/2006	Age: 53 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 HIT HEAD ON DRYER SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
BENT OVER LOADING DRYER, FELL TO FLOOR/SCALP CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
BENDING OVER, RAISED UP & HIT HEAD ON METAL PIECE ON DRYER. HEAD CT W/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS WALKING AND FELL OVER AN OPEN DRYER DOOR THEN STRUCK HEAD ON SOM ETHING ON THE WAY DOWN CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBDURAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 76 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 STRIKING HEAD ON LAUNDY DRYER. DX. SCALP LAC. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
86 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL IN ROOM CUT HEAD PULLING ON DRYER DOOR FELL BACKWARDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT FELL IN THE UTILITY ROOM AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE CLOTHES DRYER. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STOOD UP HIT HEAD ON DRYER, SCALP LACERATION PARTIAL THICKNESS, HEAD INJURY WITHOUT LOSS OF CONCIOUSNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/1998	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1998	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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