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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| FELT SPASM WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR. DX- MUSCLE STRAIN SCAPULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WITH RECENT RIGHT SHOULDER SURGERY WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR AND HOLD ING DRYER UP WITH RIGHT ARM STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BENT OVER USING HAIR DRYER AND WENT TO STAND UP AND ONSET OF INTENSE CHEST WALL PAIN |
| 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: 05/02/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAD HAIR DYED 6 DAYS AGO, DEVELOPED ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 02/15/2003 | Age: 28 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 |
| C/O BACK PAIN/INJURY 02/14 TURNING/BENDING WHILE BLOWING HAIR DRY. DX:L OW BACK PAIN, ACUTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YO F BACK POPPED WHEN SHE WAS PUTTING AWAY HAIRDRYER AT HOME. DX LUM BAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN. PT WAS USING A HAIR DRYER AND INJURED SHOULDER |
| 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: 01/10/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| USING HAIR DRYER- BLOW DRYING HAIR- PULLED- ONSET OF BACK PAIN LOW BACK MUSCLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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