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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PAIN TO SHOULDER AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH DRYER DX: SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| GOT A SHOCK WHEN PLUGGING IN BLOWDRYER/ BURN RT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 21 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 FLIPPED HEAD WHILE BLOW DRYING. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN/RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| TURNED HEAD QUICKLY USING HAIR DRYER DX. C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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