Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,532
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	260
Year 1998:	111
Year 1999:	171
Year 2000:	181
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	92
Year 2003:	162
Year 2005:	27
Year 2006:	67
Year 2007:	101
Year 2008:	13
Year 2009:	161
Year 2010:	97

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	251
6-15 years old:	133
16-25 years old:	370
26-50 years old:	326
50+ years old:	450

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
6YOF SUSTAINED BURNS OF THE SCALP WHEN UNDER THE DRYER AT THE SALON@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
31 YR OLD FEMALE BLOW DRYING HAIR AND SYNCOPIZED 4 TIMES AND FELL AND H IT HEAD WITH HEADACHE AND HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
35YOF WAS AT THE BEAUTY SALON AND FELL ASLEEP UNDER THE HAIR DRYER C/O HEAD PAIN. DX: HEADACHE AND SCALP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
56YOF ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAIR DRYER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
73YOF WAS BLOWING HAIR WITH HEAD DOWN AND PASSED OUT STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR CONTUSION SCALP ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
GOT STRUCK ONTO FACE WITH A HAIR DRYER THAT THROWN BY SISTER >>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
DAD ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON BABY'S HEAD- NO LOC DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
DX: 1ST DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO SCALP W/ FLAT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers
LEANING BACK IN THE SHOWER HIT HEAD ONTO A HAIR DRYER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
RASH AFTER USING HAIR DRYER/SCALP RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN USING A HAIR DRYER & DROPPED SOMETHING,BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP & HIT HEAD ON CUPBOARD,NO L.O.C. DX; CONT/ABR HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PULLED HAIR DRYER DOWN ON HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PT HIT HER HEAD ON A HAND DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
CUT HEAD WITH HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BURNED BY HAIR DRYER AT SALON. DX: PARTIAL BURN SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HEAD: USING HAIR DRYER TOO CLOSE TO SCALP AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
CHI, HAIR DRYER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
PT PULLED HAIRDRYER DOWN ONTO HEAD TONIGHT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
MOM SAYS PT PULLED HAIRDRYER ONTO HEAD /STARTED CRYING AND SHAKING/ LET HARGIC IN AMBULANCE. SEIZURE /BREATHHOLDING SPELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Hair dryers
BLISTERS TO SCALP AFTER USING BLOW DRYERCHEMICAL BURN TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
MOM WAS BLOW DRYING PT'S HAIR, PT'S WAS STANDING, SHE GOT HOT AND FELL TO THE FLOOR FACE DOWN. HAD SEIZURE. DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
83 YO FEMALE WAS UNDER HAIR DRYER AT HAIRDRESSER AND GOT DIZZY FELL TO FLOOR - BRADYCARDIA - CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
CAUGHT IN HAIRDRYER-DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY 2 CM SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Swimming pools
PT WAS SWIMMING IN A POOL EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WAS DRYING HIS HAIR W ITH A HAIR DRYER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD- SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
FELL HIT HEAD ON BLOW DRYER (HAND) IN RESTERRAUNT; LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2000	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers, Toilets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1998	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/09/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1997	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1997	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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