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Accidents - Hair dryers - 26-50 years old - Year 1998

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:133Eyeball:84
Finger:84All Of Body:75
Lower Leg:66Hand:19
Head:18

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/06/1998Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/1998Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/1998Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/1998Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/1998Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/1998Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/1998Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/1998Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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