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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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 |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SHOCKED BY ELECTRIC BLOW DRYER BURN TO CHEST DX: CHEST BURN / ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT C/O HEART PAIN. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND FELT PULL IN CHEST. DX C HEST PAIN. HX OF MVP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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