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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 394
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LAC (R) CHEEK, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HAIR DRYER WHILE FIXING THE HANDLE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, EYES EOMI, ENT NML, NO DENTAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SUS SPRAIN TO ELBOW WHEN SHE WAS USING A HIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT WAS ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED WHEN REMOVING A HAIR DRYER CORD FROM THE EL ECTRICAL OUTLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT STEPPED ON ELECTRIC PLUG OF HAIR DRYER 9 DAYS AGO. FOOT PAIN CONTINU ES. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, FOOT PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT DRYING HAIR WHEN CORD OF HAIR DRYER STARTED TO SPARK AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRYING HAND. ?FDA. D:ELECTRICAL BURN, 1ST & 2ND DEGREE, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BLISTERS TO SCALP AFTER USING BLOW DRYERCHEMICAL BURN TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CERVICAL STRSAIN.PT WAS DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER AND TWISTED NECK AN D FELT A POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 24 YO FEMALE WAS SHOCKED BY BLOW DRIER AND COULD SEE OR HEAR TINITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURN TO FINGER FROM HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ELECTRICAL BURN FROM HAIR DRYER DX. WRIST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR AND RAISED HER ARM UP AND HEART A POP. DX-LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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