Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 29
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	14
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
77 Y/O TRIPPED & FELL OVER HAIRDRYER AT HOME LANDED ON WRIST. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
TODAY WHILE USING AN ELECTRICK HAIR DRYER, FELT LIKE A SHOCK IN THE ARM THEN COLLAPSED&VOMITTED>> RULE OUT SEIZURES DISORDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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