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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 05/29/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HIT HER HEAD ON A HAND DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HEAD: USING HAIR DRYER TOO CLOSE TO SCALP AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BLISTERS TO SCALP AFTER USING BLOW DRYERCHEMICAL BURN TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | 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: 08/15/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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: 04/13/1997 | Age: 18 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 |
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