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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT STATES WAS DRYING HER HAIR, FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT INTO RT EYE,C/O REDNESS/IRRITATION/DRAINAGE.DX:R EYE CORNEAL ABR; ACUTE RT EYE PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX RIGHT UPPER BACK STRAIN: DRYING HAIR AT HOME, FELT POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNS (R) 2&2ND FINGERS, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT DRYER AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| RT 2ND TOE CT-AT HOME-DROPPED A BLOW DRYER ON TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PAIN TO RT EYE. PT THINKS IT IS FB. RT EYEBALL PAIN AFTER USING HAIRDRY ER. DX; CORNEAL ABR RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SPARK ACRED FROM HAIR DRYER TO RT. HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ELCTRICAL BURN RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PALPITATIONS-STARTED WHILE USING BLOW DRYER ON HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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