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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HAIRDRYER AND HIT HEAD ON DESK. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HAIR DRIER FALL ON FACE/ DX- FACIAL TRAUMA, MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHEN HAIR DRYER GOT HOT PATIENT FELL TO FLOOR - FACIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 50 YO F USING HAIR DRYER BURN FACE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2001 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/1999 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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