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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 7 YOF,JUST OUT OF SHOWER,STANDING IN BATHROOM, MOM BLOW-DRYING PT'S HAI R,PT COLLAPSED DX: VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| WHILE MOME STRAIGHTENING/BLOWING HER HAIR, LOOKED INTHE MIRROR, SAW BRI GHT COLORS THEN PASSED OUT>> SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE BIT A HAIR DRYER CORD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT PASSED OUT WHILE IN BATHROOM STANDING AND DRYING HAIR; SYNCOPE EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM HAIR DRYER, FOUND ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ELECTROCUTED WITH HAIR DRYER ELECTRICAL SHOCK UPPER EXTREMETIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HAIR, FLIPPED HEAD BACK QUICKLY AND FELT LIGHT HEADED AND FLUTTERING IN CHEST; RAPID HEART RATE, SVT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2000 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/1998 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair dryers, Swimming pools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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