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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 34 YOM BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM A HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 31YFC BURNED UPPER THIGH WITH HAIR DRYER/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT FELL ASLEEP WITH A BLOW DRYER IN HIS HAND SUSTAINED BURNS TO THIGHS. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS THIGHS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/1997 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/20/1997 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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