Accidents - Hair dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,142
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	85
Year 1999:	41
Year 2000:	138
Year 2002:	36
Year 2003:	77
Year 2004:	90
Year 2005:	108
Year 2006:	162
Year 2007:	95
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	172

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	11
16-25 years old:	292
26-50 years old:	462
50+ years old:	376

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
DX ATYPICAL CP: 57YOF LAST PM BENT OVER & USING BLOW DRYER, NOTED ACUTE WORSENING OF PN. SINCE, PN CONSTANT DULL ACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
41YOF CHEST WALL PAIN STARTED WHEN BENT OVER BLOW DRYING HER HAIR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
UPPER BACK STR. 32 YOF STRAINED UPPER BACK WHEN BLOW DRYING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
70 YO F C/O CHEST PAIN WHILE IN BEAUTY PARLOR UNDER A HAIR DRYER DX CHEST PAIN***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PT FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF A HAIR DRYER WHICH BURNED BACK. DX: BURNS PARTIAL THICKNESS BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS DRIVING A SMALL TRACTOR WHICH ROLLED INTO DITCH. DX: HYPOTHERMIA, BILAT RENAL LACS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
25 YOF BENDING AND TWISTING WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR SUSTAINED THORACIC S TRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR >>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT STATES UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE USING BLOW HAIR DRYER AT HOME UPPER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
67 YOF USING HAIR DRYER STRAIN UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
34 YOF HAS THORACIC SPRAIN AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
SHOCKED BY ELECTRIC BLOW DRYER BURN TO CHEST DX: CHEST BURN / ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT C/O HEART PAIN. PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND FELT PULL IN CHEST. DX C HEST PAIN. HX OF MVP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT BLOW DRYING HAIR LIFTING ARM OVER HEAD, DEVELOPED UPPER BACK, SHOULD ER PAIN DX: BACK STRAIN/SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR WITH ARM ABOVE HER HEAD FELT A PULL IN CHEST ST RAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR IN BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD AND BACK ON FLOOR. DX. FX T12 COMPRESSION, CONT HEAD, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
BLOWDRYING HAIR TODAY & DEVELOPED PAIN NECK/BACK. ACUTE RT TRAPEZIUS & COSTAL STRAIN W/ MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT WAS DRYING HER HAIR WITH A BLOW DRYER NAD FELT SOMETHING PULL IN UPPER BACK. DX-UPPER BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
THOR SPR. PT INJURED BACK BLOW DRYING HAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
PT WAS BENT OVER USING HAIR DRYER AND WENT TO STAND UP AND ONSET OF INTENSE CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
PATIENT BURNED ON CHEST AND NECK FROM HOT COILS WHEN DRYING HAIR WITH H AIR DRYER; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
DX RIGHT UPPER BACK STRAIN: DRYING HAIR AT HOME, FELT POP IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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