Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	87
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Extension cords
WHILE BLOW DRYING DAUGHTERS HAIR, PT RECEIVED BURN TO HAND,WAS HOLDING EXTENSION CORD AND IT CAUGHT FIRE, NO F.D. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOWDRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HEAD AND DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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