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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PUSHED CLOTHES DRYER WITH KNEE AND STRAINED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| AT HOME PT RUNNING TO TURN OFF DRYER,TURNED-FELT A POP,HEARD SNAP TO L KNEE,DX PARTIAL TEAR GASTROCNEMIUS |
| 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: 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: 11/10/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| INJURED HER LEFT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING ON DRYER AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO, HER KNEE HIT THE FRONT OF THE DRYER. DX CONTUSION LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2001 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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