Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,737
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	157
Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	298
Year 2000:	244
Year 2001:	205
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	206
Year 2004:	75
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	125
Year 2007:	10
Year 2008:	147
Year 2009:	16
Year 2010:	98

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	420
6-15 years old:	313
16-25 years old:	307
26-50 years old:	348
50+ years old:	348

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
13YOF PT USING HAIR DRYER ON HER HAIR WHEN FAMILY DOG ATTACKED HER. BIT PT ON FACE. MULT LACS TO R CHEEK. DX FACIAL LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
17MOM ; PULLED THE HAIR DRYER BY THE CORD AND THE DRYER FELL AND HIT PT ON THE HEAD. D: CONTUSION / ABRASION OF FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
65 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED FOREHEAD ON HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
22 YOF HAD A RASH ON HER FACE AFTER USING A HAIR DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT TRIPPED OVER HAIRDRYER AND HIT HEAD ON DESK. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Counters or countertops
14 MOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HAIRDRYER THAT FELL OFF COUNTER FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
NASAL FX/22YOF WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR THIS AM AND 3YO SON RAN UP UNDER HE R AND FACE COLLIDED WITH CHILDS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
R EYEBROW LAC. A HAIR DRYER WHEN A PIECE OF THE DRYER BROKE OFF, HIT HE R IN THE EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS USING HAIR DRYER FOR 5 MINUTES THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND "FLAMES IN MY HAIR". BURN TO FOREHEAD AND R EAR. DX BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
MOM STATES PT'S HAIR WAS BLOW DRYED WITH HAIR DRYER LAST NIGHT, PT'S FACE IS BURNED. DX; THERMAL FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
HAIR DRIER FALL ON FACE/ DX- FACIAL TRAUMA, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
SITTING UNDER HAIR DRYER AT SALON, GOT UP, SYNCOPED&FELL INTO SZ " SYNCOPE" +" SZ" , FELL HITTING FACE 1ST .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
MOM BLOW DRYING PATIENT'S HAIR AT CONVENTION CENTER AT DANCE COMPETITIO N, PT FELL FORWARD HITTING CHIN, SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITY; CHIN LAC., SYNC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
PT. TRIPPED OVER HAIR DRYER CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO FACE. DX. NASAL FX, CONT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Counters or countertops
PULLED HAIR DRYER OFF OF COUNTER FELL ON FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
WHEN HAIR DRYER GOT HOT PATIENT FELL TO FLOOR - FACIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
50 YO F USING HAIR DRYER BURN FACE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LAC (R) CHEEK, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HAIR DRYER WHILE FIXING THE HANDLE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, EYES EOMI, ENT NML, NO DENTAL INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A DRYER IN THE BATHROOM DX: LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
CONTUSED FACE WHEN HAIR DRYER FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
BUMPED HEAD AGAINST A HAND HAIR DRYER AT SCHOOL FACIAL LACERATION 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT FELL FORWARD IN BATHROOM AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON CORD OF HAIR D RYER; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2000	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1997	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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