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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YO FEMALE HAIRDRYER BLEW UP AT HOME, NOW NUMB TINGLING HAND. DX ELECTRICAL BURN TO 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: 10/25/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNED HAND WITH BLOW DRYER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | 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 |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LT HAND FROM HAIR DRYER WHILE @FRIENDS HOUSE 6 HRS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT DRYING HAIR WHEN CORD OF HAIR DRYER STARTED TO SPARK AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRYING HAND. ?FDA. D:ELECTRICAL BURN, 1ST & 2ND DEGREE, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | 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 |
| PICKED UP A HOT HAIR DRYER AND BURNED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1999 | Age: 22 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/1999 | Age: 17 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1998 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/1998 | Age: 19 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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