Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2006 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 49
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	6
50+ years old:	43

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER, HAS QUARTER SIZE BURN UPPER ARM <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
LOST BALANCE WHILE DRYING HAIR AT 11 PM, C/O PAIN R UPPER ARM. DX. CON TS L KNEE, R SHOULDER, R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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