Accidents - Hair dryers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 8,510
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	648
Year 1998:	482
Year 1999:	1,043
Year 2000:	482
Year 2001:	468
Year 2002:	233
Year 2003:	542
Year 2004:	644
Year 2005:	665
Year 2006:	617
Year 2007:	673
Year 2008:	480
Year 2009:	594
Year 2010:	934

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	1,553	Neck:	1,521
Eyeball:	820	Finger:	528
Shoulder:	501	Hand:	470
Upper Trunk:	462	Foot:	448
Face:	348	All Of Body:	330
Head:	326	Toe:	269
Wrist:	223	Upper Leg:	183
Lower Arm:	145	Lower Leg:	99
Knee:	98	Mouth:	70
Elbow:	59	Upper Arm:	33
Internal:	16

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

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM USING HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 34 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
34YO WHITE FEMALE STS BENT OVER TO BLOW DRY HAIR,FLIPPED UP PULLED MUSCLE IN L SIDE OF NECK , DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT HIT WRIST ON HAIR DRYER AND INJ IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 37 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
LBP BENDING TO BLOW DRY HAIR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 28 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
BURNED ABD WALL, WENT TO SLEEP WITH HAIRDRYER ON WAITING FOR IT TO HEAT UP AT HOME. DX-BURN TO ABDOMINAL WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
30 YOF INJURED NECK BY FLIPPING HEAD BACK WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX-CERVICAL MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
41 YOF HAD HAIR DONE THIS MORNING AND STATES WAS UNDER THE DRYER TOO LO NG AND NOW HAS BLISTERS TO BACK OF NECK, DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hair dryers
34YOF AT HOME DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON LT GREAT TOE,ALOT OF PRESSURE UNDER NAIL;TOE HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
FOO TPAIN-DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT HAIR DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INJURED HAND DX// THERMAL BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
31YFC BURNED UPPER THIGH WITH HAIR DRYER/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 39 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.PT BENT OVER USING A HAIR DRYER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT WITH ELECTRICAL BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER ARM AFTER BEING SHOCKED BY BLOW DRYER. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 50 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: Other
Product: Hair dryers
H/O SZ, LAST EPISODE 6YRS AGO, TODAY FELT SHAKY WHIEL BLOW DRYING HIS H AIR>>PARTIAL SZ/ ETOH W/D
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
35 YOF WAS SITTING IN HAIR SALON, STRUCK ON HEAD BY HAIR DRYER THAT FEL L, PT JERKED SUSTAINING RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT TRIPPED OVER HAIRDRYER AND HIT HEAD ON DESK. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER HAIRDRYER GOT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HAND >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
32 YOF BLOW DRYING HAIR AND TURNED NECK AND FELT A POP, C/O PAIN, DX: T ORTICOLLIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

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

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
USING HAIR DRYER AND BENT OVER TO DRY HAIR AND PULLED BACK LOWER BACK P AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
DROPPED HAIR DRYER ONTO FOOT " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
46 YO HAD HAIR DRYER FALL ON TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
HAIR DRIER FALL ON FACE/ DX- FACIAL TRAUMA, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
PT SUS BURN TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
37 YO FEMALE BENT OVER WITH BLOW DRYER TO DRY HAIR LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
LUMBAR CT-FELL WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 32 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
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR TRYED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BACK AND DEVELOPED PAIN . DX. LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
JERKED ARM TRYING TO CATCH HAIR DRYER HURT ELBOW DX: R ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 34 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
34 YOF HAS THORACIC SPRAIN AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX HAIR DRYER AND BURNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER , ARCING OF ELECTRICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
TRIPPED / FELL OVER HAIR DRYER DX: R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 37 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. DROPPED HAIRDRYER ON L. FOOT. DX. L. FOOT CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
STATES"ELECTROCUTED UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP"SUDDEN ONSET ABD PA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BURNED BY HAIR DRYER AT SALON. DX: PARTIAL BURN SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT BLOW DRYING HAIR LIFTING ARM OVER HEAD, DEVELOPED UPPER BACK, SHOULD ER PAIN DX: BACK STRAIN/SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 32 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 STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT SIDE OF NECK AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRY ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 34 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
WAS DRYING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER - TURNED HER NECK SUDDENLY; AS A RESULT HAD SUBSEQUENT NECK PAIN. RT. NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT WAS PLUGGING UP HAIR DRYER INTO WALL & SPARKS GOT INTO HER EYE CAUSING PAIN & MILD VISION CHANGES. DX - LEFT EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
35 YOF HIT ELBOW ON HAIR DRYER FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Hair dryers
PT C/O ARM TINGLING, HOLDING HAIRDRYER MAKES IT WORSE DX: ARM TINGLING, UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY, CONSIDR NERVE INPINGEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 40 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
DRYING HAIR, BENT OVER, FLIPPED BACK, C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX; ACUTE LUMBAR MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 50 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
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HER HEAD FELT A PULL IN CHEST ST RAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 30 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
STATES SHE STEPPED ON PLUG OF HAIR DRYER DX RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair dryers
PT SLIPPED ON BLOWDRYER CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls
40 YO FEMALE WAS ELECTROCUTED BY HAIR DRYER AND FELL INTO WALL AT CASIN O - ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN - HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 32 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 C/O:NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE USAGE HAIR DRYER, SUSTAINED " NECK MS STRAIN/SPASM"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 34 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, Bathtubs or showers
LEANED BACK WHLE DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER IN SHOWER AT HOME, FELT PO P IN NECK. DX: NECK SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	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
41 YOF STRAINS NECK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 32 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
BACK PAIN. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO DRY HAIR WITH A BLOW DRYER AND DEVELO PED BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

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

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
STATES SUDDEN ONSET R NECK PAIN WHILE DRYING HAIR THIS AM. DX. MUSCLE SPASM TRAPEZIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers
HAIR DRYER FELL ON TOE. DX: RIGHT 3RD TOE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
LT FOOT LAC-AT HOME-STEPPED ON HAIR DRYER PLUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
STATES WHILE PLUGGING IN HAIRDRYER, R KNEE WENT WRONG WAY. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNED ABDOMEN ON HAIR DRYER AND IT IS INFECTED NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair dryers
PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT - STEPPED ON A HAIR DRYER PLUG INJURING LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
DROP BLOW DRIER ON FOOT DX: CONTUSION FOOT, TINY LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
ABDOMINAL BURN - WAS USING A HAIRDRYER THAT SPARKED AND BURNED THE STOM ACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 45 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2001	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2001	Age: 34 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2000	Age: 36 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2000	Age: 30 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2000	Age: 40 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers, Toilets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 43 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 28 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1999	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1999	Age: 40 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1999	Age: 31 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1999	Age: 50 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/1998	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1998	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1997	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1997	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1997	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 39 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/20/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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