Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Neck

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,189
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	208
Year 1999:	253
Year 2000:	156
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	183
Year 2003:	230
Year 2004:	334
Year 2005:	331
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	55
Year 2008:	192
Year 2009:	137
Year 2010:	72

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	66
16-25 years old:	525
26-50 years old:	1,521
50+ years old:	70

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
44YOF USING HAIR DRYER AT HOTEL WHEN HOTEL DRYER CAUGHT FIRE, UPPER BACK &BURNED BACK OF NECK. DX-1ST & 2ND HAIR DRYER AT HOTEL CAUGHTFIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 53 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
53 YOF DRYING HAIR, FLIPPED HAIR; HEARD 3 CRACKS IN NECK. DX**: CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 23 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
CERVICAL STRAIN-23YOF-PAIN WHILE USING A BLOW DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
34YO WHITE FEMALE STS BENT OVER TO BLOW DRY HAIR,FLIPPED UP PULLED MUSCLE IN L SIDE OF NECK , DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
30 YOF INJURED NECK BY FLIPPING HEAD BACK WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX-CERVICAL MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
C/O WORSENING NECK PAIN AFTER ACC HYPEREXTENDING IT WHILE BLOW DRYING H AIR A WK AGO>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
41 YOF HAD HAIR DONE THIS MORNING AND STATES WAS UNDER THE DRYER TOO LO NG AND NOW HAS BLISTERS TO BACK OF NECK, DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
32 YOF BLOW DRYING HAIR AND TURNED NECK AND FELT A POP, C/O PAIN, DX: T ORTICOLLIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT AT THE SALON LAYING WITH HER HEAD UNDER THE DRYER AND HER NECK STRAT ED TO HURT STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
39 YO F CERVICAL STRAIN DEVELOPED NECK PAIN WHILE FLIPPING HEAD BACK AND FORTH WHILE USING HAIR DRYER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 17 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
NECK STR. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR VIGOROUSLY AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 35 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
PATIENT FELT NECK SNAP WHILE HE WAS DRYING HIS HAIR. DX-CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
NECK/EAR BURN BY A HAIR DRYER @ A SALON " BURN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 37 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
37 YOF STRAINED NECK BLOW DRYING HER HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 21 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
PT INJURED NECK WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 32 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
NECK STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT SIDE OF NECK AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRY ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 34 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
WAS DRYING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER - TURNED HER NECK SUDDENLY; AS A RESULT HAD SUBSEQUENT NECK PAIN. RT. NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 15 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
TURNED HEAD WRONG BLOW DRYING HAIR DX. C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
54 YOF WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HEAR NECK POP, NOW PRESENTS WITH PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 32 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 C/O:NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE USAGE HAIR DRYER, SUSTAINED " NECK MS STRAIN/SPASM"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 34 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, Bathtubs or showers
LEANED BACK WHLE DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER IN SHOWER AT HOME, FELT PO P IN NECK. DX: NECK SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 41 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
41 YOF STRAINS NECK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 34 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
PAIN AFTER DRYING HAIR NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 41 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
CERVICAL STRAIN-PAIN WHILE USING BLOW DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURN NECK - 70 YOF WAS SITTING AT THE HAIR SALON UNDER A HAIR DRYER AND THE BACK OF HER NECK GOT BURNED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR W/HEAD DOWN AND FLIPPED UP. DX: NECK STRAIN/SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HER HAIR. FLIPPED HEAD BACK UP & HAD NECK PAIN AT THE BASE OF HER SKULL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
WAS BLOWING HAIR WITH HAIR BLOWER HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN...TRAIPEZIES MUSCLE STRAIN IN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT FLIPPED HEAD WHILE BLOW DRYING. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN/RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	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
TURNED HEAD QUICKLY USING HAIR DRYER DX. C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 36 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
FELT POP IN NECK WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR DX: NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 7 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
7 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT WAS DRYING HER HAIR W/A HAIR DRYE R & WAS LEANING OVER & FELT A PULL IN HER NECK. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 20 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
CERVICAL STRSAIN.PT WAS DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER AND TWISTED NECK AN D FELT A POP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 49 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.STATES WHILE USING A HAIR DRYER TO DRY HAIR NOTED SHARP PAIN SHOOTIN G UP NECK & IN HEAD. DX; NECK STRAIN ? CEREBRAL BLEED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 31 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
NECK "SNAPPED" WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH NECK/SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING ARM TO BLOW DRY HAIR. D: CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/14/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2000	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2000	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1999	Age: 37 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1999	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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