Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 83
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	15
50+ years old:	68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 04/12/2002	Age: 53 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
SPARK ACRED FROM HAIR DRYER TO RT. HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ELCTRICAL BURN RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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