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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNED HAND WITH BLOW DRYER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER, HAS QUARTER SIZE BURN UPPER ARM <10%BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BLOW DRYING HAIR, HIT SELF IN RT EYE WITH BLOW DRYER, CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BURNED WRIST W/HAIR DRYER. DX: 1ST DEG BURN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HIT HER HEAD ON A HAND DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT INJURED NECK WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 18 YO FEMALE FAINTED WHILE USING HAIR DRYER VASOVAGAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SHOCKED BY ELECTRIC BLOW DRYER BURN TO CHEST DX: CHEST BURN / ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HEAD: USING HAIR DRYER TOO CLOSE TO SCALP AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT C/O HEART PAIN. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND FELT PULL IN CHEST. DX C HEST PAIN. HX OF MVP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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