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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| INJURED EYE WITH A HAIR DRYER WHILE AT HOME. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE R EYE WITH A CORD FROM A HAIR DRYER. HAS PAIN AND TEARING OF R EYE. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT PAIN IN EYE AFTER BLOW DRYING HAIR POSSIBLE FB DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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