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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 531
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 75 YO MALE CUT LEFT FINGER ON BLOW DRYER LACERATION RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT USING AN ELECTRIC HAIR DRYER AT HOME WHEN THE FRONT CAP CAME OFF AN D SHE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO TIP OF FINGER ON THE INTERNAL FAC- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SYNCOPE - HAD UNRESPONSIVE EPISODE WHEN UNDER HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| NEAR SYNCOPE - PASSED OUT WHEN UNDER HOT HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SYNCOPE EPISODE WHILE SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP. DX. SYN COPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers, Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT, BLOW DRYING HAIR, ANSWERED PHONE, HAD HAIR BRUSH IN HAND AND ACCIDE NTALLY STRUCK EYE. D:CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CUT FINGER ON HAIR DRYER DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 83 YO FEMALE WAS UNDER HAIR DRYER AT HAIRDRESSER AND GOT DIZZY FELL TO FLOOR - BRADYCARDIA - CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CAUGHT IN HAIRDRYER-DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY 2 CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| GOT WEAK UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| EYE PAIN - 71 YOF REPORTS PAIN IN BOTH EYES SINCE SHE HAD HAIR DRYER BL OWN IN EYES AT BEAUTY SALON APPROX 5:30 PM TODAY. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 101 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| VASOVAGAL EPSIODE-WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER-AT BEAUTY SHOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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