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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 125
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HAIR DRIER FALL ON FACE/ DX- FACIAL TRAUMA, MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT SALON, GOT UP, SYNCOPED&FELL INTO SZ " SYNCOPE" +" SZ" , FELL HITTING FACE 1ST . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| MOM BLOW DRYING PATIENT'S HAIR AT CONVENTION CENTER AT DANCE COMPETITIO N, PT FELL FORWARD HITTING CHIN, SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITY; CHIN LAC., SYNC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER HAIR DRYER CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO FACE. DX. NASAL FX, CONT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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