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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 19 YO FEMALE HAIRDRYER BLEW UP AT HOME, NOW NUMB TINGLING HAND. DX ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C/O WORSENING NECK PAIN AFTER ACC HYPEREXTENDING IT WHILE BLOW DRYING H AIR A WK AGO>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| LBP BLOW DRYING HAIR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BLOWDRYER AT HOME DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS USING A BLOW DRYER ON HAIR AND FELT A POP I N SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOOT LAC-HIT W/A HAIRDRYER THROWN ON THE FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 17 YOM DROPPED HAIR DRYER ONTO LEFT FOOT SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 25 YOF BENDING AND TWISTING WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR SUSTAINED THORACIC S TRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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