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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 330
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 34YO WHITE FEMALE ELECTROCUTED FROM USING HAIR DRYER DX LOW VOLTAGE INJURY +LOC, UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 37 YO M STEPPED OUT OF SHOWER GRABBED HAIR DRYER W/FRAYED WIRE INSIDE ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| H/O SZ, LAST EPISODE 6YRS AGO, TODAY FELT SHAKY WHIEL BLOW DRYING HIS H AIR>>PARTIAL SZ/ ETOH W/D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SUDDENLY WHILE SITTING UNDERNEATH HAIR DYRER HAVING HER HAIR DONE, DEVE LOPED DIZZINESS&LIGHTHEANDESS THEN PASSED OUT>>SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 38 YO FEMALE HAD NEAR SYNCOPE WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAD HAIR DYED 6 DAYS AGO, DEVELOPED ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/1998 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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