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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 107
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT BURNED ON CHEST AND NECK FROM HOT COILS WHEN DRYING HAIR WITH H AIR DRYER; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT FELL FORWARD IN BATHROOM AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON CORD OF HAIR D RYER; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A HAIRDRYER AND HIT MOUTH ON A DRESSER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 3 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: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT WHAS SHOCKED BY A BLOW HAIR DRYER WHEN IT FELL IN WATER. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CONTUSION (R) EAR, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJUR WITH THE COMB FROM THE HAIR DRYER, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAD 8 YO BROTHER PUT HOT HAIR DRYER DOWN NEAR PT'S LEG(DRYER ON) HOT AIR BLEW ON LEG D:1ST/2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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