|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES SUDDEN ONSET R NECK PAIN WHILE DRYING HAIR THIS AM. DX. MUSCLE SPASM TRAPEZIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT. FELT SPASM WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX. MUSCLE SPASM NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ACUTE RT NECK STRAIN - FLIPPED HEAD BACK QUICKLY WHEN DRYING HAIR QITH A HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 20 YO BF - FELT A 'CRICK' IN HER NECK AND STIFFNESS UPON TURNING HER HE AD DURING BLOW-DRYING HER HAIR- PAIN WITH MOTION- DX- MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| CERV MUSCLE SPASM. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND INJURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
