Accidents - Hair dryers - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 20
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
PT SUST LACERATION TO FOOT STEPPED ON PLUG OF HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS USING HAIR DRYER FOR 5 MINUTES THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND "FLAMES IN MY HAIR". BURN TO FOREHEAD AND R EAR. DX BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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