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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 65 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED FOREHEAD ON HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| R EYEBROW LAC. A HAIR DRYER WHEN A PIECE OF THE DRYER BROKE OFF, HIT HE R IN THE EYE. |
| 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: 12/27/1999 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/1999 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1997 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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