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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER BLOW DRYING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR THIS AM AND LEFT WRIST AND HAND GOT NUMB AN D TINGLING STRAINED SHOULDER AND WRIST POSSIBLE ANGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT INJ RT SHOULDER WHILE BLOW DRYING SOMEONE'S HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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