Accidents - Hair dryers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 83
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT BURNED FOREARM ON HAIR DRYER. DX; 1ST DEGREE BURNS WITH CELLU LITIS TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
77 Y/O TRIPPED & FELL OVER HAIRDRYER AT HOME LANDED ON WRIST. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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