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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ON PLUG OF BLOW DRYER PUNCTURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers |
| LEANING BACK IN THE SHOWER HIT HEAD ONTO A HAIR DRYER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 67 YOF USING HAIR DRYER STRAIN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR THIS AM AND LEFT WRIST AND HAND GOT NUMB AN D TINGLING STRAINED SHOULDER AND WRIST POSSIBLE ANGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FINGER LAC-USING HAIR DRYER TO WARM CAR ENGINE-HOOD OF CAR FELL ON FING ER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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