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Accidents - Hair dryers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:69
Year 1999:66
Year 2000:5
Year 2003:139
Year 2006:21
Year 2007:5
Year 2010:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/26/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 07/04/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS USING HAIR DRYER FOR 5 MINUTES THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND "FLAMES IN MY HAIR". BURN TO FOREHEAD AND R EAR. DX BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT SALON, GOT UP, SYNCOPED&FELL INTO SZ " SYNCOPE" +" SZ" , FELL HITTING FACE 1ST .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
MOM BLOW DRYING PATIENT'S HAIR AT CONVENTION CENTER AT DANCE COMPETITIO N, PT FELL FORWARD HITTING CHIN, SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITY; CHIN LAC., SYNC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 01/16/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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


Date: 07/12/2000Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/1999Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/1997Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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