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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 617
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| USING HAIR DRYER AND BENT OVER TO DRY HAIR AND PULLED BACK LOWER BACK P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| DROPPED HAIR DRYER ONTO FOOT " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 46 YO HAD HAIR DRYER FALL ON TOE CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| HAIR DRIER FALL ON FACE/ DX- FACIAL TRAUMA, MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT SUS BURN TO FINGER FROM A HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YO FEMALE BENT OVER WITH BLOW DRYER TO DRY HAIR LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| LUMBAR CT-FELL WHILE BLOW DRYING HAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | 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 |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR TRYED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BACK AND DEVELOPED PAIN . DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| JERKED ARM TRYING TO CATCH HAIR DRYER HURT ELBOW DX: R ELBOW SPRAIN |
| 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: 04/23/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX HAIR DRYER AND BURNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER , ARCING OF ELECTRICITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| TRIPPED / FELL OVER HAIR DRYER DX: R KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT. DROPPED HAIRDRYER ON L. FOOT. DX. L. FOOT CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| STATES"ELECTROCUTED UNDER HAIR DRYER AT BEAUTY SHOP"SUDDEN ONSET ABD PA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BURNED BY HAIR DRYER AT SALON. DX: PARTIAL BURN SCALP. |
| 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 |
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