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Accidents - Hair dryers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:19
Year 1998:84
Year 1999:71
Year 2000:18
Year 2004:145
Year 2006:95
Year 2007:95

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/11/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
37 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DRYER HOOD LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT USING A BLOW DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2006Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
PT SUS BURN TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX HAIR DRYER AND BURNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER , ARCING OF ELECTRICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT BLOW DRYING SONS HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER CAUGHT LEFT THUMB ON THE MET AL BACK OF THE BLOWER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
"BLOW DRYER BLEW UP" DX: BILAT. THUMB BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2000Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/1999Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/1998Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/1997Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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