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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers |
| LEANING BACK IN THE SHOWER HIT HEAD ONTO A HAIR DRYER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| RASH AFTER USING HAIR DRYER/SCALP RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN USING A HAIR DRYER & DROPPED SOMETHING,BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP & HIT HEAD ON CUPBOARD,NO L.O.C. DX; CONT/ABR HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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