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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,053
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 54 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 STATES WAS DRYING HER HAIR, FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT INTO RT EYE,C/O REDNESS/IRRITATION/DRAINAGE.DX:R EYE CORNEAL ABR; ACUTE RT EYE PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/03/2002 | Age: 28 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 |
| STATES SUDDEN ONSET R NECK PAIN WHILE DRYING HAIR THIS AM. DX. MUSCLE SPASM TRAPEZIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. FELT SPASM WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX. MUSCLE SPASM NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX RIGHT UPPER BACK STRAIN: DRYING HAIR AT HOME, FELT POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Swimming pools |
| PT WAS SWIMMING IN A POOL EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WAS DRYING HIS HAIR W ITH A HAIR DRYER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD- SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNS (R) 2&2ND FINGERS, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT DRYER AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLISTERS. |
| 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: 08/02/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ACUTE RT NECK STRAIN - FLIPPED HEAD BACK QUICKLY WHEN DRYING HAIR QITH A HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HAIR DRYER FELL ON TOE. DX: RIGHT 3RD TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON BLOW DRYER (HAND) IN RESTERRAUNT; LAC SCALP |
| 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: 07/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| RT 2ND TOE CT-AT HOME-DROPPED A BLOW DRYER ON TOE |
| 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: 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: 06/13/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LT FOOT LAC-AT HOME-STEPPED ON HAIR DRYER PLUG |
| 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: 05/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 20 YO BF - FELT A 'CRICK' IN HER NECK AND STIFFNESS UPON TURNING HER HE AD DURING BLOW-DRYING HER HAIR- PAIN WITH MOTION- DX- MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PAIN TO RT EYE. PT THINKS IT IS FB. RT EYEBALL PAIN AFTER USING HAIRDRY ER. DX; CORNEAL ABR RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PICKED UP A HOT HAIR DRYER AND BURNED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BROKE 1ST L FINGER NAIL WHILE TURNING ON A HAIRDRYER. FX OF FAKE NAIL $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SPARK ACRED FROM HAIR DRYER TO RT. HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ELCTRICAL BURN RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES WHILE PLUGGING IN HAIRDRYER, R KNEE WENT WRONG WAY. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PIECE OF HAIRDRYER FLEW IN EYE - CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNED ABDOMEN ON HAIR DRYER AND IT IS INFECTED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT - STEPPED ON A HAIR DRYER PLUG INJURING LEFT FOOT |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 59 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 |
| DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DROP BLOW DRIER ON FOOT DX: CONTUSION FOOT, TINY LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CERV MUSCLE SPASM. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND INJURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ABDOMINAL BURN - WAS USING A HAIRDRYER THAT SPARKED AND BURNED THE STOM ACH |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| FOOT LACERATION- PT. STEPPED ON A HAIR DRYER CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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