Table 1

Common diagnoses in washing machine related injury

DiagnosisAutomatic (%)Wringer (%)Combined (%)
Note: percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
Contusion/abrasion/hematoma101 (25.0)50 (54.9)151 (30.4)
Laceration/puncture126 (31.1)4 (4.4)130 (26.2)
Fracture62 (15.3)2 (2.2)64 (12.9)
Crush027 (29.7)27 (5.4)
Internal organ injury31 (7.7)031 (6.3)
Strain/sprain19 (4.7)019 (3.8)
Burns11 (2.7)1 (1.1)12 (2.4)
Dislocation/avulsion/amputation12 (2.9)3 (3.3)15 (3.0)
Submersion/drowning/aspiration3 (0.7)03 (0.6)
Concussion4 (1.0)04 (0.8)
Poisoning7 (1.7)07 (1.4)
Other29 (7.1)4 (4.4)33 (6.6)
Total40591496