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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SYNCOPE - HAD UNRESPONSIVE EPISODE WHEN UNDER HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 09/04/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| NEAR SYNCOPE - PASSED OUT WHEN UNDER HOT HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SYNCOPE EPISODE WHILE SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP. DX. SYN COPE. |
| 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: 05/02/2003 | Age: 32 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAD HAIR DYED 6 DAYS AGO, DEVELOPED ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| GOT WEAK UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 101 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| VASOVAGAL EPSIODE-WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER-AT BEAUTY SHOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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