Accidents - Hair dryers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,324
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	127
Year 1998:	122
Year 1999:	175
Year 2000:	179
Year 2001:	210
Year 2002:	107
Year 2003:	18
Year 2004:	6
Year 2005:	113
Year 2006:	37
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	103
Year 2009:	106
Year 2010:	10

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	420	Head:	251
Ear:	83	Upper Leg:	82
25 - 50% Body:	76	Internal:	75
Eyeball:	75	Hand:	58
Finger:	39	Lower Trunk:	36
Mouth:	35	Toe:	19
All Of Body:	15	Upper Trunk:	11
Foot:	6	Neck:	6
Lower Arm:	6	Wrist:	6
Knee:	6	Lower Leg:	5
Upper Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
17MOM ; PULLED THE HAIR DRYER BY THE CORD AND THE DRYER FELL AND HIT PT ON THE HEAD. D: CONTUSION / ABRASION OF FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
15MOM WAS BURNT WITH A HAIR DRYER ACCIDENTALLY WHEN LEFT IN REACH OF CH ILD, 2ND DEGREE BURNS DX: BURN TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair dryers
POSS. SWALLOWED PLASTIC KNOB FROM HAIR DRYER DX: POSS. FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
GOT STRUCK ONTO FACE WITH A HAIR DRYER THAT THROWN BY SISTER >>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH BURNS TO FINGERS FROM TOUCHING A HOT DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
INJURED EYE WITH A HAIR DRYER WHILE AT HOME. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
HAIRDRYER FELL ON HAND;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 14 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
14 MOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HAIRDRYER THAT FELL OFF COUNTER FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
DAD ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON BABY'S HEAD- NO LOC DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
MOM STATES PT'S HAIR WAS BLOW DRYED WITH HAIR DRYER LAST NIGHT, PT'S FACE IS BURNED. DX; THERMAL FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PULLED HAIR DRYER DOWN ON HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNED HAND WITH HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
MOM WAS USING HAIR DRYER ON PT BURN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HER HAIR. FLIPPED HEAD BACK UP & HAD NECK PAIN AT THE BASE OF HER SKULL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PULLED HAIR DRYER ON HERSELF AND CUT LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
CONTUSED FACE WHEN HAIR DRYER FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT HAS A CUT ON LEFT KNEE FROM THE METAL PART ON THE DRYER. HAS LACERATION ON LEFT KNEE. DX. LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT BURNED ON CHEST AND NECK FROM HOT COILS WHEN DRYING HAIR WITH H AIR DRYER; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT FELL FORWARD IN BATHROOM AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON CORD OF HAIR D RYER; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT TRIPPED OVER A HAIRDRYER AND HIT MOUTH ON A DRESSER LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT WHAS SHOCKED BY A BLOW HAIR DRYER WHEN IT FELL IN WATER. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
CONTUSION (R) EAR, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJUR WITH THE COMB FROM THE HAIR DRYER, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT HAD 8 YO BROTHER PUT HOT HAIR DRYER DOWN NEAR PT'S LEG(DRYER ON) HOT AIR BLEW ON LEG D:1ST/2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2001	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2000	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1999	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1999	Age: 4 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/1999	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/1999	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/12/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1998	Age: 2 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1998	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1997	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1997	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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