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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 508
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 63YOWF PT W/ LBP RADIATING TO RLE WHILE PICKING UP HAIRDRYER. DX. R SCIATICA, ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 46YOF TWISTED LOW BACK WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 28 Y/O WHITE FEMALE FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN BACK WHILE USING BLOWDRYER DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 23YOF DEVELOPED ABDOMINAL PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR ABDOMINAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 37YO HISP FEMALE BLOW DRYING HAIR & DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50 YOF PT C/O BACK PAIN AFTER SITTING ON FLOOR BLOW DRYING DOG. LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.47YOF BENT DOWN TO USE BLOW DRYER AND FELT A POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 50 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT STATED BURNED ABDOMEN WHEN DROPPED HAIR DRY ER IN LAP. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 30 Y/O/F DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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