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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,068
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 53 YO F HIT ARM ON DRYER. DX FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| WAS WORKING ON DRYER & SLICED ARM OPEN--4CM LAC (R) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PROTRUDING METAL IN DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT R FA ON DRYER AND HAS A SKIN TEAR TO HER ARM. DX. LAC R FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 74 YOF STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM ON DRYER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RIGHT FOREARM CONT. PT FELL AGAINST A DRYER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT LOWER ARM ON CLOTHES DRYER AND SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON METAL INSIDE OF DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT ARM ON DRYER 2 WK AGO. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT CUT ARM ON DRYER AT HOME 3CM LAC RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT HER R FOREARM TODAY WHEN THE DRYER DOOR SLAMMED ON IT. 10CM LAC R FOREARM $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT ARM ON DRYER DOOR-LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| L FOREARM PAIN, HIT W/DRYER DOOR AT HOME. DX. CONT L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER OPEN DRYER DOOR. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC BILAT FOREARMS, CONT R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2001 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2000 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1999 | Age: 62 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, Clothing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/1998 | Age: 77 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: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/1998 | Age: 55 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: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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