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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/06/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| SUDDENLY WHILE SITTING UNDERNEATH HAIR DYRER HAVING HER HAIR DONE, DEVE LOPED DIZZINESS&LIGHTHEANDESS THEN PASSED OUT>>SYNCOPE |
| 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: 10/18/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR >>MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 29 YO FEMALE BURNED LOWER LEG ON HAIR DRYER SECOND DEGREE BURNS - LEG |
| 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: 02/15/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOWDRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HEAD AND DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 46 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 AT HOME USING HAIR DRYER, STRAINED L SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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