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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/04/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: 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: 05/11/2006 | Age: 12 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: 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: 05/06/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: 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: 05/27/2003 | 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: 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 |
| Date: 07/12/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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: 03/17/1997 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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