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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 34YO WHITE FEMALE ELECTROCUTED FROM USING HAIR DRYER DX LOW VOLTAGE INJURY +LOC, UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers, Chairs |
| NEAR SYNCOPE: 86YOF GETTING HER HAIR DONE, HAIR DRYER GOING,LIGHTHEADED KIND OF "BLACKED OUT" IN CHAIR FOR A MINUTE, VOMITED ONCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 37 YO M STEPPED OUT OF SHOWER GRABBED HAIR DRYER W/FRAYED WIRE INSIDE ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 7 YOF,JUST OUT OF SHOWER,STANDING IN BATHROOM, MOM BLOW-DRYING PT'S HAI R,PT COLLAPSED DX: VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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