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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 120
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SHOULDER PAIN USING HAIR DRYER DX. SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BLOW DRYING HAIR--RAISED UP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LT HAND FROM HAIR DRYER WHILE @FRIENDS HOUSE 6 HRS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 22 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: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE BLOWDRYING HAIR AFTER SHOWERING, AWOKE ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ONTO FOOT CONTUSING TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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