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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 673
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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: 09/28/2007 | Age: 31 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 BLOW DRYING HAIR AND BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 37 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DRYER HOOD LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT USING A BLOW DRYER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM: EXACERBATION OF RT SHOULDER PAIN; MIGRAINE: PT BENT OVER BLOWING HAIR DRY, PAIN IN BUTTOCK |
| 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: 04/28/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURN TO HAND ON HOT BLOW DRYER DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN USING A HAIR DRYER & DROPPED SOMETHING,BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP & HIT HEAD ON CUPBOARD,NO L.O.C. DX; CONT/ABR HEAD. |
| 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: 03/19/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C DX'D WRIST FX, P/W INCREASED WRIST PAIN S/P USING HAIR DRYER 2D AGO" WRIST PAIN'' |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT.INJ.RT.FOOT AT HOME WHEN DROPPED HAIR BLOWER / DRYER ON FOOT. DX; RT .FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| ENTAL CARIES: BROKE TOOTH LAST MONTH, STRUCK SELF WITH HAIR DRYER DENTAL PAIN WORSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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