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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 394
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ON A PLUG OF A HAIR DRYER. DX LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PER MOM, DAUGHTER WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR, BLOW DRYER POPPED & CAUGHT FIRE ,DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK. FIRE DEPT NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 TOUCHED HER HAIR DRYER ELECTRICAL PLUG WHILE IN LIGHT SOCKET & FELT CURRENT IN HER LEFT FINGER. DX-PERIPH. NEUROPATHY-ELECTR. INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT X TODAY WHILE AT HOME. PT WENT TO PLUG IN THE HAIR DRYER WHEN SHE WA S SHOCKED FROM THE OUTLET. DX. FIRST DEGREE BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC PLUG [HAIR DRYER] FELT A SHOCK, DX; ACUTE ELECTRIC SHOCK R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND ON A HAIR DRYER. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STEPPED ONTO A BLUG OF HAIR DRYER " FOOT PW'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT STEPPED ON A HAIR DRYER CORD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT & HAS SECOND TOE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| RASH AFTER USING HAIR DRYER/SCALP RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BURNED HER RIGHT LOWER LEG THREE DAYS AGO WITH A HAND HELD HAIR DRYE R AND IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Jewelry |
| 24 YO W/TONGUE RING PLUGGED HAIR DRYER IN RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK MYALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BLOW DRYING HAIR WHEN FAINTED. D:VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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