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Accidents - Hair dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:303Unkown:83
Eyeball:68Finger:59
Upper Trunk:41Lower Trunk:15
Neck:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/01/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS WRAPPING UP HER HAIR DRYER WHEN THE END OF THE CORD STRUCK HER I N THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
ALLERGIC REACTION-DEVELOPED ITCHING AFTER USING NEW HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LACERATED FINGER ON HAIR DRYER FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
@BEAUTY SHOP, UNDER HAIR DRYER, BECAME, HOT, SYNCOPAL EPISODE, DX; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2005Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT UNDER DRYER @ SALON & FELT SICK ACUTE SYNACOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/16/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
54 YOF WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HEAR NECK POP, NOW PRESENTS WITH PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2005Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
GOT WEAK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Crutches, canes or walkers
59 YO BLOW DRYING HAIR W/DRYER LOST BALANCE FELL INTO WALKER CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2005Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
DIZZY, WEAK, SOB WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER DX; NEAR SYNCOPE SECONDARY TO HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP, GOT REA LLY HOP, VOMITED. DX. SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2005Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR IN BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD AND BACK ON FLOOR. DX. FX T12 COMPRESSION, CONT HEAD, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/22/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PASSED OUT UNDER HAIR DRYER SYNCOPAL EPISODE S/P DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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