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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LAC (R) CHEEK, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HAIR DRYER WHILE FIXING THE HANDLE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, EYES EOMI, ENT NML, NO DENTAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A DRYER IN THE BATHROOM DX: LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CONTUSED FACE WHEN HAIR DRYER FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BUMPED HEAD AGAINST A HAND HAIR DRYER AT SCHOOL FACIAL LACERATION 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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