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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 19 YO FEMALE HAIRDRYER BLEW UP AT HOME, NOW NUMB TINGLING HAND. DX ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAIR DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INJURED HAND DX// THERMAL BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER HAIRDRYER GOT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HAND >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PRESENTS WITH HAND BLISTERING AFTER SUSTAINED A BURN ON HAIR DRYER >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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