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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 57 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: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX ATYPICAL CP: 57YOF LAST PM BENT OVER & USING BLOW DRYER, NOTED ACUTE WORSENING OF PN. SINCE, PN CONSTANT DULL ACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 70 YO F C/O CHEST PAIN WHILE IN BEAUTY PARLOR UNDER A HAIR DRYER DX CHEST PAIN*** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF A HAIR DRYER WHICH BURNED BACK. DX: BURNS PARTIAL THICKNESS BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS DRIVING A SMALL TRACTOR WHICH ROLLED INTO DITCH. DX: HYPOTHERMIA, BILAT RENAL LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT STATES UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE USING BLOW HAIR DRYER AT HOME UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67 YOF USING HAIR DRYER STRAIN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR IN BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD AND BACK ON FLOOR. DX. FX T12 COMPRESSION, CONT HEAD, BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DX RIGHT UPPER BACK STRAIN: DRYING HAIR AT HOME, FELT POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 59 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 |
| DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2000 | Age: 53 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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