Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,667
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	113
6-15 years old:	179
16-25 years old:	120
26-50 years old:	665
50+ years old:	588

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Neck:	331	All Of Body:	325
Lower Trunk:	167	Unkown:	143
Finger:	119	Upper Trunk:	108
Foot:	98	Eyeball:	83
Lower Arm:	76	Face:	59
Ankle:	38	Hand:	29
Head:	27	Upper Arm:	21
Shoulder:	15	Toe:	15
Lower Leg:	5

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: 12/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LAC L2ND FINGER, PT CUT W/A METAL PART OF A HAIR DRYER IN A HAIR PARLOR , C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, PULSE INTACT, ROM NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS WRAPPING UP HER HAIR DRYER WHEN THE END OF THE CORD STRUCK HER I N THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 54 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
ALLERGIC REACTION-DEVELOPED ITCHING AFTER USING NEW HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 32 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
NECK STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT SIDE OF NECK AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRY ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LACERATED FINGER ON HAIR DRYER FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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
DX: R FOOT LAC FROM JUMPING ON AND BREAKING HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 34 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
WAS DRYING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER - TURNED HER NECK SUDDENLY; AS A RESULT HAD SUBSEQUENT NECK PAIN. RT. NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 77 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
@BEAUTY SHOP, UNDER HAIR DRYER, BECAME, HOT, SYNCOPAL EPISODE, DX; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
SHOULDER PAIN USING HAIR DRYER DX. SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 86 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
PT UNDER DRYER @ SALON & FELT SICK ACUTE SYNACOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
BLOW DRYING HAIR--RAISED UP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK DX LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT WAS PLUGGING UP HAIR DRYER INTO WALL & SPARKS GOT INTO HER EYE CAUSING PAIN & MILD VISION CHANGES. DX - LEFT EYE IRRITATION
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: 08/08/2005	Age: 15 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
TURNED HEAD WRONG BLOW DRYING HAIR DX. C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
35 YOF HIT ELBOW ON HAIR DRYER FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT AT HOTEL W/PARENT & OTHER CHILDREN. COUPLE OF GIRLS TOOK PT INTO BAT HROOM & HELD HAIR DRYER (ON) TO PT'S L ARM. DX: 2ND DEG BURN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 22 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: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE BLOWDRYING HAIR AFTER SHOWERING, AWOKE ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Hair dryers
PT C/O ARM TINGLING, HOLDING HAIRDRYER MAKES IT WORSE DX: ARM TINGLING, UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY, CONSIDR NERVE INPINGEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ONTO FOOT CONTUSING TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
54 YOF WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HEAR NECK POP, NOW PRESENTS WITH PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
DRYING HAIR, BENT OVER, FLIPPED BACK, C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX; ACUTE LUMBAR MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
GOT WEAK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 59 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Crutches, canes or walkers
59 YO BLOW DRYING HAIR W/DRYER LOST BALANCE FELL INTO WALKER CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HER HEAD FELT A PULL IN CHEST ST RAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
CHI, HAIR DRYER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
STEPPED ON BLOW DRYER IN ROOM. DX. FX L DISTAL FIBULA (ANKLE).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Blankets
MOM RETURNED HOME TO FIND PT CRYING, LEFT WITH GRANDMA, BURNS TO LEGS/B UTTOCK/THIGHS, GRANDMA STATED LEFT HAIR DRYER ON UNDER BLANKET IN BED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
STATES SHE STEPPED ON PLUG OF HAIR DRYER DX RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair dryers
PT SLIPPED ON BLOWDRYER CORD
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

Date: 03/23/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
PT PULLED HAIRDRYER DOWN ONTO HEAD TONIGHT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2005	Age: 91 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
DIZZY, WEAK, SOB WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER DX; NEAR SYNCOPE SECONDARY TO HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
MOM SAYS PT PULLED HAIRDRYER ONTO HEAD /STARTED CRYING AND SHAKING/ LET HARGIC IN AMBULANCE. SEIZURE /BREATHHOLDING SPELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 32 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 C/O:NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE USAGE HAIR DRYER, SUSTAINED " NECK MS STRAIN/SPASM"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 83 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
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP, GOT REA LLY HOP, VOMITED. DX. SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 34 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, Bathtubs or showers
LEANED BACK WHLE DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER IN SHOWER AT HOME, FELT PO P IN NECK. DX: NECK SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 41 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
41 YOF STRAINS NECK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers
TRAUMA, NO BODY PART STATED, FATHER STS PT INTENTED TO KILL HERSELF BY PUTTING A HAIR DRYER IN THE BATHTUB, PINCHING W/A NEEDLE, TRF TO PSYCH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR IN BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD AND BACK ON FLOOR. DX. FX T12 COMPRESSION, CONT HEAD, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PASSED OUT UNDER HAIR DRYER SYNCOPAL EPISODE S/P DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
BACK PAIN. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO DRY HAIR WITH A BLOW DRYER AND DEVELO PED BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	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, Floors or flooring materials
ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM HAIR DRYER, FOUND ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Counters or countertops
PULLED HAIR DRYER OFF OF COUNTER FELL ON FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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