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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 21YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB ON A BROKEN HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BLOWDRYER AT HOME DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HAIR PULLED FINGER BACK STRAINED FINGER |
| 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: 07/14/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| GOT A SHOCK WHEN PLUGGING IN BLOWDRYER/ BURN RT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURN TO FINGER FROM HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BROKE 1ST L FINGER NAIL WHILE TURNING ON A HAIRDRYER. FX OF FAKE NAIL $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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