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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| NECK STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT SIDE OF NECK AFTER DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRY ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 34 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 |
| WAS DRYING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER - TURNED HER NECK SUDDENLY; AS A RESULT HAD SUBSEQUENT NECK PAIN. RT. NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PATIENT WAS PLUGGING UP HAIR DRYER INTO WALL & SPARKS GOT INTO HER EYE CAUSING PAIN & MILD VISION CHANGES. DX - LEFT EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 35 YOF HIT ELBOW ON HAIR DRYER FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT C/O ARM TINGLING, HOLDING HAIRDRYER MAKES IT WORSE DX: ARM TINGLING, UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY, CONSIDR NERVE INPINGEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 40 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 |
| DRYING HAIR, BENT OVER, FLIPPED BACK, C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX; ACUTE LUMBAR MUSCLE STRAIN |
| 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: 04/23/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES SHE STEPPED ON PLUG OF HAIR DRYER DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SLIPPED ON BLOWDRYER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| 40 YO FEMALE WAS ELECTROCUTED BY HAIR DRYER AND FELL INTO WALL AT CASIN O - ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN - HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 32 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 C/O:NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE USAGE HAIR DRYER, SUSTAINED " NECK MS STRAIN/SPASM" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | Age: 34 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| LEANED BACK WHLE DRYING HAIR WITH HAIR DRYER IN SHOWER AT HOME, FELT PO P IN NECK. DX: NECK SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | 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 |
| 41 YOF STRAINS NECK WHILE USING HAIR DRYER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| BACK PAIN. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO DRY HAIR WITH A BLOW DRYER AND DEVELO PED BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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