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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 01/25/2009 | Age: 59 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, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PRESENTS WITH HAND BLISTERING AFTER SUSTAINED A BURN ON HAIR DRYER >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers, Extension cords |
| WHILE BLOW DRYING DAUGHTERS HAIR, PT RECEIVED BURN TO HAND,WAS HOLDING EXTENSION CORD AND IT CAUGHT FIRE, NO F.D. ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES SHE SLIPPED OVER HAIR DRYER AND INJURED HAND DX LT HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SPARK ACRED FROM HAIR DRYER TO RT. HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ELCTRICAL BURN RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/1999 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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