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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 28
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE R EYE WITH A CORD FROM A HAIR DRYER. HAS PAIN AND TEARING OF R EYE. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. STRUCK IN EYE W/ BLOWDRYER YEST. SAME EYE WAS STRUCK 2DY AGO W/O SE QUELAE. DX.: EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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