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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 125
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT WAS BENT TO BLOW DRY HAIR AND HAD PX. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| BACK INJURY FROM BLOW DRYING HER HAIR. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SPRAINED BACK BENDING DOWN TO UNPLUG HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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