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Accidents - Hair dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 531
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:211Finger:155
Eyeball:85Head:78

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/25/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 10/10/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 10/09/2003Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
SYNCOPE - HAD UNRESPONSIVE EPISODE WHEN UNDER HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/04/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
NEAR SYNCOPE - PASSED OUT WHEN UNDER HOT HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/15/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 07/21/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 05/30/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 05/14/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 03/07/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 03/06/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 02/02/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 01/06/2003Age: 101 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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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