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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| INJURED EYE WITH A HAIR DRYER WHILE AT HOME. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HAIRDRYER FELL ON HAND;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Counters or countertops |
| 14 MOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HAIRDRYER THAT FELL OFF COUNTER FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DAD ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON BABY'S HEAD- NO LOC DX; CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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