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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-DEVELOPED ITCHING AFTER USING NEW HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| @BEAUTY SHOP, UNDER HAIR DRYER, BECAME, HOT, SYNCOPAL EPISODE, DX; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT UNDER DRYER @ SALON & FELT SICK ACUTE SYNACOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE BLOWDRYING HAIR AFTER SHOWERING, AWOKE ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| GOT WEAK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DIZZY, WEAK, SOB WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER DX; NEAR SYNCOPE SECONDARY TO HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP, GOT REA LLY HOP, VOMITED. DX. SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM HAIR DRYER, FOUND ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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