Accidents - Hair dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
56YOF ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAIR DRYER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
73YOF WAS BLOWING HAIR WITH HEAD DOWN AND PASSED OUT STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR CONTUSION SCALP ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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