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Accidents - Hair dryers - Year 2004 - Shoulder

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 127
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:94
26-50 years old:33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 04/28/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 03/08/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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

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