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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 184
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ON A PRONG OF A HAIRDRYER AND HURT FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PATIENT SHOCKED WHEN PLUGGING IN HAIR DRYER TO 220 V OUTLET AT HOME; EL ECTRICAL BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOM WAS BLOW DRYING PT'S HAIR, PT'S WAS STANDING, SHE GOT HOT AND FELL TO THE FLOOR FACE DOWN. HAD SEIZURE. DX. CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A DRYER IN THE BATHROOM DX: LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION WITH HIS SISTER WHO THREW A HAIR DRYER AT HO ME LACERATION MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BUMPED HEAD AGAINST A HAND HAIR DRYER AT SCHOOL FACIAL LACERATION 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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