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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 525
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 23 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-23YOF-PAIN WHILE USING A BLOW DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| C/O WORSENING NECK PAIN AFTER ACC HYPEREXTENDING IT WHILE BLOW DRYING H AIR A WK AGO>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| NECK STR. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR VIGOROUSLY AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT INJURED NECK WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR |
| 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 |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| CERVICAL STRSAIN.PT WAS DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER AND TWISTED NECK AN D FELT A POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | 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 |
| PT. FELT SPASM WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX. MUSCLE SPASM NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 20 YO BF - FELT A 'CRICK' IN HER NECK AND STIFFNESS UPON TURNING HER HE AD DURING BLOW-DRYING HER HAIR- PAIN WITH MOTION- DX- MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| CERV MUSCLE SPASM. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND INJURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2001 | Age: 25 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: 11/12/2000 | Age: 21 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: 08/04/2000 | Age: 24 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: 01/06/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/1997 | Age: 23 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: 07/09/1997 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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