Accidents - Hair dryers - 26-50 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 934
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	393	Shoulder:	164
Eyeball:	102	Upper Trunk:	93
Head:	80	All Of Body:	34
Lower Leg:	17	Neck:	17
Upper Leg:	15	Toe:	15

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: 12/10/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers
34YO WHITE FEMALE ELECTROCUTED FROM USING HAIR DRYER DX LOW VOLTAGE INJURY +LOC, UTI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
50YOF STS HER HAIR DRYER FLASHED YESTERDAY DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers
37 YO M STEPPED OUT OF SHOWER GRABBED HAIR DRYER W/FRAYED WIRE INSIDE ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Blankets
41 YOF FELL ASLEEP WITH HAIR DRYER ON UNDER BLANKET AND BURNED LOWER LE G. 2ND DEGREE BURN OF LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
46YOF TWISTED LOW BACK WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
43 YOF BLOWDRYING HAIR; THINKS HAIR SCRATCHED RT EYE. DX##: CORNEAL ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
31 YR OLD FEMALE BLOW DRYING HAIR AND SYNCOPIZED 4 TIMES AND FELL AND H IT HEAD WITH HEADACHE AND HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	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
49 YOF STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN USING HAIR DRYER TO DRY HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 28 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
28 Y/O WHITE FEMALE FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN BACK WHILE USING BLOWDRYER DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
37YO HISP FEMALE BLOW DRYING HAIR & DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
35YOF WAS AT THE BEAUTY SALON AND FELL ASLEEP UNDER THE HAIR DRYER C/O HEAD PAIN. DX: HEADACHE AND SCALP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Hair dryers
45 YOF INJURED SHOUDLER FROM USING HAIR DRYER. DX-RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
41YOF CHEST WALL PAIN STARTED WHEN BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HER HAIR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
39 YOF-L SHOULDER PAIN FOR 3-4 MONTHS-YESTERDAY WAS DRYING HAIR & MOVED L ARM ACROSS BODY & DEVELOPED WORSE PAIN DX L SHOULDER PAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 32 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
UPPER BACK STR. 32 YOF STRAINED UPPER BACK WHEN BLOW DRYING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 50 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, Floors or flooring materials
50 YOF PT C/O BACK PAIN AFTER SITTING ON FLOOR BLOW DRYING DOG. LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 47 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
LUMBAR STRAIN.47YOF BENT DOWN TO USE BLOW DRYER AND FELT A POP IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
50 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT STATED BURNED ABDOMEN WHEN DROPPED HAIR DRY ER IN LAP. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
34 YOM BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM A HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2010	Age: 30 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
30 Y/O/F DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
45 YOM BLOW DRYER FELL ON R GREAT TOE DX: TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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