Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,605
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	150
Year 1999:	155
Year 2000:	105
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	128
Year 2003:	178
Year 2004:	216
Year 2005:	119
Year 2006:	95
Year 2007:	115
Year 2008:	78
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	176

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	39
6-15 years old:	349
16-25 years old:	292
26-50 years old:	528
50+ years old:	394

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
21YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB ON A BROKEN HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hair dryers
60 Y/O/F CAUGHT FINGER IN HAIR DRYER BLADE AT HOME INJURED FINGER DX/ RT THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
64 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER WHEN HE AC CIDENT HIT IT- DX- STRAIN, SPRAIN LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
56 YOM BURNED FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HAIR DRYER 4 DAYS AGO. DX: 2/3 DEG BURNS L FINGERS 2-3.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
14 YOM FINGER CONTUSION, REPORTS HITTING HIS HAND ON A HAIR DRYER AT SC HOOL, INJURED R 2ND FINGER,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT CUT FINGER ON BLOWDRYER AT HOME DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH BURNS TO FINGERS FROM TOUCHING A HOT DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
HAIRDRYER FELL ON HAND;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HAIR PULLED FINGER BACK STRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT X TODAY WHILE AT HOME. PT WENT TO PLUG IN THE HAIR DRYER WHEN SHE WA S SHOCKED FROM THE OUTLET. DX. FIRST DEGREE BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
37 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DRYER HOOD LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT USING A BLOW DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Motor vehicles or parts
FINGER LAC-USING HAIR DRYER TO WARM CAR ENGINE-HOOD OF CAR FELL ON FING ER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
PT SUS BURN TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX HAIR DRYER AND BURNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER , ARCING OF ELECTRICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LAC L2ND FINGER, PT CUT W/A METAL PART OF A HAIR DRYER IN A HAIR PARLOR , C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, PULSE INTACT, ROM NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LACERATED FINGER ON HAIR DRYER FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
GOT A SHOCK WHEN PLUGGING IN BLOWDRYER/ BURN RT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT BLOW DRYING SONS HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER CAUGHT LEFT THUMB ON THE MET AL BACK OF THE BLOWER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
"BLOW DRYER BLEW UP" DX: BILAT. THUMB BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
75 YO MALE CUT LEFT FINGER ON BLOW DRYER LACERATION RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT USING AN ELECTRIC HAIR DRYER AT HOME WHEN THE FRONT CAP CAME OFF AN D SHE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO TIP OF FINGER ON THE INTERNAL FAC- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT SHOCKED WHEN PLUGGING IN HAIR DRYER TO 220 V OUTLET AT HOME; EL ECTRICAL BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
CUT FINGER ON HAIR DRYER DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURN TO FINGER FROM HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNS (R) 2&2ND FINGERS, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT DRYER AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
BROKE 1ST L FINGER NAIL WHILE TURNING ON A HAIRDRYER. FX OF FAKE NAIL $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/22/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1997	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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