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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 113
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT TOOK A HAIRDRYER & ATTEMPTED TO PLUG IT IN, BURNING RT HAND, AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE. DX: ELECTRICAL CONTACT BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX: R FOOT LAC FROM JUMPING ON AND BREAKING HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT AT HOTEL W/PARENT & OTHER CHILDREN. COUPLE OF GIRLS TOOK PT INTO BAT HROOM & HELD HAIR DRYER (ON) TO PT'S L ARM. DX: 2ND DEG BURN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CHI, HAIR DRYER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers, Blankets |
| MOM RETURNED HOME TO FIND PT CRYING, LEFT WITH GRANDMA, BURNS TO LEGS/B UTTOCK/THIGHS, GRANDMA STATED LEFT HAIR DRYER ON UNDER BLANKET IN BED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT PULLED HAIRDRYER DOWN ONTO HEAD TONIGHT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| MOM SAYS PT PULLED HAIRDRYER ONTO HEAD /STARTED CRYING AND SHAKING/ LET HARGIC IN AMBULANCE. SEIZURE /BREATHHOLDING SPELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Counters or countertops |
| PULLED HAIR DRYER OFF OF COUNTER FELL ON FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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