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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 569
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HIT WRIST ON HAIR DRYER AND INJ IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C DX'D WRIST FX, P/W INCREASED WRIST PAIN S/P USING HAIR DRYER 2D AGO" WRIST PAIN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BURNED WRIST W/HAIR DRYER. DX: 1ST DEG BURN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ELECTRICAL BURN FROM HAIR DRYER DX. WRIST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2000 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2000 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/1998 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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