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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT X TODAY WHILE AT HOME. PT WENT TO PLUG IN THE HAIR DRYER WHEN SHE WA S SHOCKED FROM THE OUTLET. DX. FIRST DEGREE BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 37 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DRYER HOOD LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT USING A BLOW DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FINGER LAC-USING HAIR DRYER TO WARM CAR ENGINE-HOOD OF CAR FELL ON FING ER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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