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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 104
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| TRIPPED / FELL OVER HAIR DRYER DX: R KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT HAS A CUT ON LEFT KNEE FROM THE METAL PART ON THE DRYER. HAS LACERATION ON LEFT KNEE. DX. LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES WHILE PLUGGING IN HAIRDRYER, R KNEE WENT WRONG WAY. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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