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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 128
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ELECTROCUTED WITH HAIR DRYER ELECTRICAL SHOCK UPPER EXTREMETIES |
| 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: 06/13/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HAIR, FLIPPED HEAD BACK QUICKLY AND FELT LIGHT HEADED AND FLUTTERING IN CHEST; RAPID HEART RATE, SVT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ELECTRIC SHOCK. PT WAS PULLING HER HAIR DRYER OUT OF THE OUTLET WHEN THE PLUG BROKE & IT SHOCKED PT @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PALPITATIONS-STARTED WHILE USING BLOW DRYER ON HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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