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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 644
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/28/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BLOWDRYING HAIR TODAY & DEVELOPED PAIN NECK/BACK. ACUTE RT TRAPEZIUS & COSTAL STRAIN W/ MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 30 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 |
| PATIENT WAS DRYING HER HAIR WITH A BLOW DRYER NAD FELT SOMETHING PULL IN UPPER BACK. DX-UPPER BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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: 10/03/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PATIENT FELL ASLEEP WITH A BLOW DRYER IN HIS HAND SUSTAINED BURNS TO THIGHS. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS THIGHS. |
| 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: 08/28/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| THOR SPR. PT INJURED BACK BLOW DRYING HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO DRY HER HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER WHEN SHE FELT A P ULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| 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: 06/19/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 38 YO FEMALE HAD NEAR SYNCOPE WHILE UNDER HAIR DRYER NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHEN HAIR DRYER GOT HOT PATIENT FELL TO FLOOR - FACIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 38 YO F DRYING HAIR W/HAIR DRYER DEVELOPED PAIN IN SHOULDER SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT BLOW DRYING SONS HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER CAUGHT LEFT THUMB ON THE MET AL BACK OF THE BLOWER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| "BLOW DRYER BLEW UP" DX: BILAT. THUMB BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 50 YO F USING HAIR DRYER BURN FACE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| L UPPER CHEST, NECK & SHOULDER PAIN, STARTED WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR DX: L TRAPEZIUS 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 |
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