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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 394
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LACERATED FINGER ON HAIR DRYER FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 08/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNS (R) 2&2ND FINGERS, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT DRYER AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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