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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/14/2005 | Age: 40 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 |
| DRYING HAIR, BENT OVER, FLIPPED BACK, C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX; ACUTE LUMBAR MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 59 YO BLOW DRYING HAIR W/DRYER LOST BALANCE FELL INTO WALKER CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BACK PAIN. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO DRY HAIR WITH A BLOW DRYER AND DEVELO PED BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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