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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| R SHOULD INJ/64YOF AT HOME CAUGHT FOOT ON CORD OF HAIRDRYER AND FELL IN JURING SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SYNCOPE-STATES HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER SITTING UNDER A HOT HAIR DR YER FOR 40 MINUTES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE DRYING HAIR AT 11 PM, C/O PAIN R UPPER ARM. DX. CON TS L KNEE, R SHOULDER, R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers, Chairs |
| PT AT HAIDRESSER AND UNDER HAIR DRYER GOT UP FROM CHAIR AND FAINETED DX: DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HOLDING HAIR DRYER, STUCK FINGER IN EYE WHILE DRYING HAIR/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| FOOT CT-DROPPED HAIR DRYER ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER HAIR DRYER CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO FACE. DX. NASAL FX, CONT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. FELL AFTER GETTING UP FROM HAIR DRYER IN HAIR SALON. DX. FX METATA RSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ BLOW DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 56 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 |
| HAIR DRYER SHORTED OUT AND FELT A SHOCK TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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