Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,188
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	171
Year 1998:	122
Year 1999:	137
Year 2001:	38
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	29
Year 2006:	12
Year 2007:	95
Year 2008:	102
Year 2009:	164
Year 2010:	144

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	58
6-15 years old:	93
16-25 years old:	351
26-50 years old:	470
50+ years old:	213

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
15YOF HIT HAND ON BLOW DRYER DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 52 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
52 Y/O/F BURNED HAND ON BLOW DYER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Extension cords
70YOF, BLUGGING HAIR DRYER INTO EXTENSION CORD&SUDDENLY FELT A CHOCK >>HAND ELECTRIC BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
19 YO FEMALE HAIRDRYER BLEW UP AT HOME, NOW NUMB TINGLING HAND. DX ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT HAIR DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INJURED HAND DX// THERMAL BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER HAIRDRYER GOT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HAND >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PRESENTS WITH HAND BLISTERING AFTER SUSTAINED A BURN ON HAIR DRYER >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Extension cords
WHILE BLOW DRYING DAUGHTERS HAIR, PT RECEIVED BURN TO HAND,WAS HOLDING EXTENSION CORD AND IT CAUGHT FIRE, NO F.D. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOWDRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HEAD AND DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN HA ND
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: 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: 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: 10/02/2006	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: 12/27/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT TOOK A HAIRDRYER & ATTEMPTED TO PLUG IT IN, BURNING RT HAND, AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE. DX: ELECTRICAL CONTACT BURN TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH BURNS TO LT HAND FROM HAIR DRYER WHILE @FRIENDS HOUSE 6 HRS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls
40 YO FEMALE WAS ELECTROCUTED BY HAIR DRYER AND FELL INTO WALL AT CASIN O - ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN - HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
STATES SHE SLIPPED OVER HAIR DRYER AND INJURED HAND DX LT HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT DRYING HAIR WHEN CORD OF HAIR DRYER STARTED TO SPARK AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRYING HAND. ?FDA. D:ELECTRICAL BURN, 1ST & 2ND DEGREE, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PICKED UP A HOT HAIR DRYER AND BURNED RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
SPARK ACRED FROM HAIR DRYER TO RT. HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ELCTRICAL BURN RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2001	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1999	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/1999	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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