Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,475
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	37
6-15 years old:	145
16-25 years old:	307
26-50 years old:	617
50+ years old:	368

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	177	Upper Trunk:	162
Foot:	161	All Of Body:	155
Face:	125	Eyeball:	107
Finger:	95	Shoulder:	73
Pubic Region:	71	Head:	67
Elbow:	59	Knee:	59
Upper Arm:	49	Wrist:	30
Lower Arm:	20	Neck:	15
Toe:	15	Ear:	15
Hand:	12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT SUSTAINED 2DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM FROM A MALFUNCTIONING HAIR D RYER, ?POSSIBLY FLASH FIRE AT HANDLE OF DRYER CAUSED BURN.NO FD CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 28 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: Other
Product: Hair dryers
USING HAIR DRYER AND BENT OVER TO DRY HAIR AND PULLED BACK LOWER BACK P AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PULLED HAIR DRYER DOWN ON HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNED HAND WITH BLOW DRYER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
DROPPED HAIR DRYER ONTO FOOT " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
R SHOULD INJ/64YOF AT HOME CAUGHT FOOT ON CORD OF HAIRDRYER AND FELL IN JURING SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNED HAND WITH HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER, HAS QUARTER SIZE BURN UPPER ARM <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 46 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
46 YO HAD HAIR DRYER FALL ON TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 24 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 BLOW DRYING HAIR, HIT SELF IN RT EYE WITH BLOW DRYER, CORNEAL ABRASI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/05/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
PT SUS BURN TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
SYNCOPE-STATES HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER SITTING UNDER A HOT HAIR DR YER FOR 40 MINUTES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
37 YO FEMALE BENT OVER WITH BLOW DRYER TO DRY HAIR LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE BIT A HAIR DRYER CORD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
LOST BALANCE WHILE DRYING HAIR AT 11 PM, C/O PAIN R UPPER ARM. DX. CON TS L KNEE, R SHOULDER, R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Chairs
PT AT HAIDRESSER AND UNDER HAIR DRYER GOT UP FROM CHAIR AND FAINETED DX: DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 92 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
HOLDING HAIR DRYER, STUCK FINGER IN EYE WHILE DRYING HAIR/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
LUMBAR CT-FELL WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	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
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR TRYED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BACK AND DEVELOPED PAIN . DX. LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
JERKED ARM TRYING TO CATCH HAIR DRYER HURT ELBOW DX: R ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 34 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
34 YOF HAS THORACIC SPRAIN AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT BURNED WRIST W/HAIR DRYER. DX: 1ST DEG BURN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
MOM WAS USING HAIR DRYER ON PT BURN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
BLOW DRYING HAIR AND ARMS "BECAME STUCK". DX MUSCLE CRAMPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 58 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
FOOT CT-DROPPED HAIR DRYER ON FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PT HIT HER HEAD ON A HAND DRYER
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: 05/04/2006	Age: 13 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
PATIENT PASSED OUT WHILE IN BATHROOM STANDING AND DRYING HAIR; SYNCOPE EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
PT STUCK A SMALL HAIR DRYER UP HER VAGINA AND THE BATTERY CAP CAME OFF IN VAGINA AND UNABLE TO REMOVE VAGINAL FOREIGN BODY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX HAIR DRYER AND BURNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER , ARCING OF ELECTRICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 21 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
PT INJURED NECK WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
TRIPPED / FELL OVER HAIR DRYER DX: R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
CUT HEAD WITH HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
18 YO FEMALE FAINTED WHILE USING HAIR DRYER VASOVAGAL EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT. STRUCK IN EYE W/ BLOWDRYER YEST. SAME EYE WAS STRUCK 2DY AGO W/O SE QUELAE. DX.: EYE TRAUMA
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

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 37 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
PT. DROPPED HAIRDRYER ON L. FOOT. DX. L. FOOT CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
PT. FELL AFTER GETTING UP FROM HAIR DRYER IN HAIR SALON. DX. FX METATA RSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
STATES"ELECTROCUTED UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP"SUDDEN ONSET ABD PA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BURNED BY HAIR DRYER AT SALON. DX: PARTIAL BURN SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
SHOCKED BY ELECTRIC BLOW DRYER BURN TO CHEST DX: CHEST BURN / ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HEAD: USING HAIR DRYER TOO CLOSE TO SCALP AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 17 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
PT C/O HEART PAIN. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND FELT PULL IN CHEST. DX C HEST PAIN. HX OF MVP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 31 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT BLOW DRYING HAIR LIFTING ARM OVER HEAD, DEVELOPED UPPER BACK, SHOULD ER PAIN DX: BACK STRAIN/SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 53 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
LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ BLOW DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 56 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
HAIR DRYER SHORTED OUT AND FELT A SHOCK TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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