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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PER MOM, DAUGHTER WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR, BLOW DRYER POPPED & CAUGHT FIRE ,DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK. FIRE DEPT NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT TOUCHED HER HAIR DRYER ELECTRICAL PLUG WHILE IN LIGHT SOCKET & FELT CURRENT IN HER LEFT FINGER. DX-PERIPH. NEUROPATHY-ELECTR. INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC PLUG [HAIR DRYER] FELT A SHOCK, DX; ACUTE ELECTRIC SHOCK R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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, Jewelry |
| 24 YO W/TONGUE RING PLUGGED HAIR DRYER IN RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK MYALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT BLOW DRYING HAIR WHEN FAINTED. D:VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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