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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 773
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 86 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, Chairs |
| NEAR SYNCOPE: 86YOF GETTING HER HAIR DONE, HAIR DRYER GOING,LIGHTHEADED KIND OF "BLACKED OUT" IN CHAIR FOR A MINUTE, VOMITED ONCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 60 Y/O/F CAUGHT FINGER IN HAIR DRYER BLADE AT HOME INJURED FINGER DX/ RT THUMB AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 63YOWF PT W/ LBP RADIATING TO RLE WHILE PICKING UP HAIRDRYER. DX. R SCIATICA, ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 58 YO F DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER, SUDDEN PAIN IN SHOULDER. DX SHOULD ER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 82YOF LOADING A HAIR DRYER INTO THE BACK OF HER CAR AND IT FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG AVULSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 53 YOF DRYING HAIR, FLIPPED HAIR; HEARD 3 CRACKS IN NECK. DX**: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 64 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER WHEN HE AC CIDENT HIT IT- DX- STRAIN, SPRAIN LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 57 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: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX ATYPICAL CP: 57YOF LAST PM BENT OVER & USING BLOW DRYER, NOTED ACUTE WORSENING OF PN. SINCE, PN CONSTANT DULL ACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 52 Y/O/F BURNED HAND ON BLOW DYER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 62 YOF INJURED FOOT STEPPING ON HAIR DRYER PLUG. DX-RIGHT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND WITH MILD CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 65 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED FOREHEAD ON HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 56 YOM BURNED FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HAIR DRYER 4 DAYS AGO. DX: 2/3 DEG BURNS L FINGERS 2-3. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 60 YOF FOOT CONTUSION, DROPPED HAIR DRYER ON HER FOOT THIS AM WHILE DRY ING HER HAIR, POST OP SHOE APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Extension cords |
| 70YOF, BLUGGING HAIR DRYER INTO EXTENSION CORD&SUDDENLY FELT A CHOCK >>HAND ELECTRIC BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 59YOF HERE ON VACATION WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR WITH A HAND HELD BLOW DRYER DEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 70 YO F C/O CHEST PAIN WHILE IN BEAUTY PARLOR UNDER A HAIR DRYER DX CHEST PAIN*** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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