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Accidents - Hair dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:68Finger:68
Upper Trunk:30Eyeball:30
Toe:15All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PT STATES WAS DRYING HER HAIR, FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT INTO RT EYE,C/O REDNESS/IRRITATION/DRAINAGE.DX:R EYE CORNEAL ABR; ACUTE RT EYE PN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
DX RIGHT UPPER BACK STRAIN: DRYING HAIR AT HOME, FELT POP IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNS (R) 2&2ND FINGERS, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT DRYER AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
RT 2ND TOE CT-AT HOME-DROPPED A BLOW DRYER ON TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
PAIN TO RT EYE. PT THINKS IT IS FB. RT EYEBALL PAIN AFTER USING HAIRDRY ER. DX; CORNEAL ABR RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
SPARK ACRED FROM HAIR DRYER TO RT. HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ELCTRICAL BURN RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PALPITATIONS-STARTED WHILE USING BLOW DRYER ON HER HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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