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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 104
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER, HAS QUARTER SIZE BURN UPPER ARM <10%BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE DRYING HAIR AT 11 PM, C/O PAIN R UPPER ARM. DX. CON TS L KNEE, R SHOULDER, R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT AT HOTEL W/PARENT & OTHER CHILDREN. COUPLE OF GIRLS TOOK PT INTO BAT HROOM & HELD HAIR DRYER (ON) TO PT'S L ARM. DX: 2ND DEG BURN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT C/O ARM TINGLING, HOLDING HAIRDRYER MAKES IT WORSE DX: ARM TINGLING, UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY, CONSIDR NERVE INPINGEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| B LOW DRYING HAIR AND EXACERBATED DJD IN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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