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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 10/16/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BURN NECK - 70 YOF WAS SITTING AT THE HAIR SALON UNDER A HAIR DRYER AND THE BACK OF HER NECK GOT BURNED |
| 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: 08/27/2004 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HER HAIR. FLIPPED HEAD BACK UP & HAD NECK PAIN AT THE BASE OF HER SKULL. |
| 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: 06/06/2004 | 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: 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: 02/22/2004 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT WAS DRYING HER HAIR W/A HAIR DRYE R & WAS LEANING OVER & FELT A PULL IN HER NECK. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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