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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 29
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT TOOK A HAIRDRYER & ATTEMPTED TO PLUG IT IN, BURNING RT HAND, AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE. DX: ELECTRICAL CONTACT BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LT HAND FROM HAIR DRYER WHILE @FRIENDS HOUSE 6 HRS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| 40 YO FEMALE WAS ELECTROCUTED BY HAIR DRYER AND FELL INTO WALL AT CASIN O - ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN - HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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