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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 594
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM USING HAIR DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 34YO WHITE FEMALE STS BENT OVER TO BLOW DRY HAIR,FLIPPED UP PULLED MUSCLE IN L SIDE OF NECK , DX NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HIT WRIST ON HAIR DRYER AND INJ IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 37 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 |
| LBP BENDING TO BLOW DRY HAIR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| BURNED ABD WALL, WENT TO SLEEP WITH HAIRDRYER ON WAITING FOR IT TO HEAT UP AT HOME. DX-BURN TO ABDOMINAL WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 30 YOF INJURED NECK BY FLIPPING HEAD BACK WHILE DRYING HAIR. DX-CERVICAL MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 41 YOF HAD HAIR DONE THIS MORNING AND STATES WAS UNDER THE DRYER TOO LO NG AND NOW HAS BLISTERS TO BACK OF NECK, DX: BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 34YOF AT HOME DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON LT GREAT TOE,ALOT OF PRESSURE UNDER NAIL;TOE HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| FOO TPAIN-DROPPED A HAIR DRYER ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT HAIR DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INJURED HAND DX// THERMAL BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 31YFC BURNED UPPER THIGH WITH HAIR DRYER/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 39 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.PT BENT OVER USING A HAIR DRYER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| PT WITH ELECTRICAL BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER ARM AFTER BEING SHOCKED BY BLOW DRYER. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| H/O SZ, LAST EPISODE 6YRS AGO, TODAY FELT SHAKY WHIEL BLOW DRYING HIS H AIR>>PARTIAL SZ/ ETOH W/D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 35 YOF WAS SITTING IN HAIR SALON, STRUCK ON HEAD BY HAIR DRYER THAT FEL L, PT JERKED SUSTAINING RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair dryers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HAIRDRYER AND HIT HEAD ON DESK. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER HAIRDRYER GOT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HAND >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair dryers |
| 32 YOF BLOW DRYING HAIR AND TURNED NECK AND FELT A POP, C/O PAIN, DX: T ORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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