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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAIR DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INJURED HAND DX// THERMAL BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER HAIRDRYER GOT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HAND >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOWDRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HEAD AND DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURN TO HAND ON HOT BLOW DRYER DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| 40 YO FEMALE WAS ELECTROCUTED BY HAIR DRYER AND FELL INTO WALL AT CASIN O - ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN - HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/1997 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/1997 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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