Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 87
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	17
50+ years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Blankets
41 YOF FELL ASLEEP WITH HAIR DRYER ON UNDER BLANKET AND BURNED LOWER LE G. 2ND DEGREE BURN OF LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hair dryers
82YOF LOADING A HAIR DRYER INTO THE BACK OF HER CAR AND IT FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG AVULSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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