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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,307
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ON PLUG OF BLOW DRYER PUNCTURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers |
| LEANING BACK IN THE SHOWER HIT HEAD ONTO A HAIR DRYER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER BLOW DRYING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ON A PLUG OF A HAIR DRYER. DX LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PER MOM, DAUGHTER WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR, BLOW DRYER POPPED & CAUGHT FIRE ,DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK. FIRE DEPT NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| PATIENT TOUCHED HER HAIR DRYER ELECTRICAL PLUG WHILE IN LIGHT SOCKET & FELT CURRENT IN HER LEFT FINGER. DX-PERIPH. NEUROPATHY-ELECTR. INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 67 YOF USING HAIR DRYER STRAIN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FOOT STEPPED ON PLUG OF HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT X TODAY WHILE AT HOME. PT WENT TO PLUG IN THE HAIR DRYER WHEN SHE WA S SHOCKED FROM THE OUTLET. DX. FIRST DEGREE BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 37 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DRYER HOOD LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR THIS AM AND LEFT WRIST AND HAND GOT NUMB AN D TINGLING STRAINED SHOULDER AND WRIST POSSIBLE ANGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC PLUG [HAIR DRYER] FELT A SHOCK, DX; ACUTE ELECTRIC SHOCK R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT USING A BLOW DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS USING HAIR DRYER FOR 5 MINUTES THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND "FLAMES IN MY HAIR". BURN TO FOREHEAD AND R EAR. DX BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND ON A HAIR DRYER. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM: EXACERBATION OF RT SHOULDER PAIN; MIGRAINE: PT BENT OVER BLOWING HAIR DRY, PAIN IN BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| NECK/EAR BURN BY A HAIR DRYER @ A SALON " BURN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ONTO A BLUG OF HAIR DRYER " FOOT PW'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT STEPPED ON A HAIR DRYER CORD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT & HAS SECOND TOE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| RASH AFTER USING HAIR DRYER/SCALP RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURN TO HAND ON HOT BLOW DRYER DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BURNED HER RIGHT LOWER LEG THREE DAYS AGO WITH A HAND HELD HAIR DRYE R AND IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 29 years | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN USING A HAIR DRYER & DROPPED SOMETHING,BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP & HIT HEAD ON CUPBOARD,NO L.O.C. DX; CONT/ABR HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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, Jewelry |
| 24 YO W/TONGUE RING PLUGGED HAIR DRYER IN RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK MYALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOF STRAINED NECK BLOW DRYING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C DX'D WRIST FX, P/W INCREASED WRIST PAIN S/P USING HAIR DRYER 2D AGO" WRIST PAIN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT INJ RT SHOULDER WHILE BLOW DRYING SOMEONE'S HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 42 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.INJ.RT.FOOT AT HOME WHEN DROPPED HAIR BLOWER / DRYER ON FOOT. DX; RT .FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ENTAL CARIES: BROKE TOOTH LAST MONTH, STRUCK SELF WITH HAIR DRYER DENTAL PAIN WORSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT BLOW DRYING HAIR WHEN FAINTED. D:VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FINGER LAC-USING HAIR DRYER TO WARM CAR ENGINE-HOOD OF CAR FELL ON FING ER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| MOM STATES PT'S HAIR WAS BLOW DRYED WITH HAIR DRYER LAST NIGHT, PT'S FACE IS BURNED. DX; THERMAL FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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