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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES SUDDEN ONSET R NECK PAIN WHILE DRYING HAIR THIS AM. DX. MUSCLE SPASM TRAPEZIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HAIR DRYER FELL ON TOE. DX: RIGHT 3RD TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LT FOOT LAC-AT HOME-STEPPED ON HAIR DRYER PLUG |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURNED ABDOMEN ON HAIR DRYER AND IT IS INFECTED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT - STEPPED ON A HAIR DRYER PLUG INJURING LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DROP BLOW DRIER ON FOOT DX: CONTUSION FOOT, TINY LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ABDOMINAL BURN - WAS USING A HAIRDRYER THAT SPARKED AND BURNED THE STOM ACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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