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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 133
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 6YOF SUSTAINED BURNS OF THE SCALP WHEN UNDER THE DRYER AT THE SALON@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX: 1ST DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO SCALP W/ FLAT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CUT HEAD WITH HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOM WAS BLOW DRYING PT'S HAIR, PT'S WAS STANDING, SHE GOT HOT AND FELL TO THE FLOOR FACE DOWN. HAD SEIZURE. DX. CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Swimming pools |
| PT WAS SWIMMING IN A POOL EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WAS DRYING HIS HAIR W ITH A HAIR DRYER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD- SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON BLOW DRYER (HAND) IN RESTERRAUNT; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1999 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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