Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 1997

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,450
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	127
6-15 years old:	118
16-25 years old:	399
26-50 years old:	648
50+ years old:	156

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	260	Neck:	208
Eyeball:	188	Hand:	171
Face:	157	Upper Trunk:	85
Toe:	85	Lower Trunk:	75
Foot:	70	Upper Leg:	64
Mouth:	29	Finger:	19
Ear:	19	Lower Arm:	12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1997	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
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: 10/23/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 27 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: 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: 09/07/1997	Age: 29 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
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: 08/24/1997	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
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: 07/18/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1997	Age: 32 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, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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: 05/18/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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: 05/01/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
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: 04/13/1997	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

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: 04/04/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/17/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		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: 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

Date: 02/14/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1997	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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