Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,661
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	188
Year 1998:	159
Year 1999:	305
Year 2000:	204
Year 2001:	94
Year 2002:	91
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	107
Year 2008:	141
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	166

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	75
6-15 years old:	28
16-25 years old:	432
26-50 years old:	820
50+ years old:	303

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
50YOF STS HER HAIR DRYER FLASHED YESTERDAY DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 43 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
43 YOF BLOWDRYING HAIR; THINKS HAIR SCRATCHED RT EYE. DX##: CORNEAL ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
23YOF POKED SELF IN EYE WHEN BLOW DRYING HAIR DX:CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM USING HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

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: 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: 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: 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: 12/01/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS WRAPPING UP HER HAIR DRYER WHEN THE END OF THE CORD STRUCK HER I N THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT WAS PLUGGING UP HAIR DRYER INTO WALL & SPARKS GOT INTO HER EYE CAUSING PAIN & MILD VISION CHANGES. DX - LEFT EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
LEFT EYE FB. PT WAS USING A BLOW DRYER AND GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Combs or hairbrushes
PT, BLOW DRYING HAIR, ANSWERED PHONE, HAD HAIR BRUSH IN HAND AND ACCIDE NTALLY STRUCK EYE. D:CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
EYE PAIN - 71 YOF REPORTS PAIN IN BOTH EYES SINCE SHE HAD HAIR DRYER BL OWN IN EYES AT BEAUTY SALON APPROX 5:30 PM TODAY.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 54 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 STATES WAS DRYING HER HAIR, FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT INTO RT EYE,C/O REDNESS/IRRITATION/DRAINAGE.DX:R EYE CORNEAL ABR; ACUTE RT EYE PN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PAIN TO RT EYE. PT THINKS IT IS FB. RT EYEBALL PAIN AFTER USING HAIRDRY ER. DX; CORNEAL ABR RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PIECE OF HAIRDRYER FLEW IN EYE - CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2000	Age: 36 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1999	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1997	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1997	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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