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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 6YOF SUSTAINED BURNS OF THE SCALP WHEN UNDER THE DRYER AT THE SALON@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 15YOF HIT HAND ON BLOW DRYER DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 13YOF PT USING HAIR DRYER ON HER HAIR WHEN FAMILY DOG ATTACKED HER. BIT PT ON FACE. MULT LACS TO R CHEEK. DX FACIAL LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 6 YOM SUS LAC TO EAR AFTER A HAIR DRYER FELL ON HIM% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 7 YOF,JUST OUT OF SHOWER,STANDING IN BATHROOM, MOM BLOW-DRYING PT'S HAI R,PT COLLAPSED DX: VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 14 YOM FINGER CONTUSION, REPORTS HITTING HIS HAND ON A HAIR DRYER AT SC HOOL, INJURED R 2ND FINGER, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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