Accidents - Hair dryers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,553
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	133
Year 1999:	268
Year 2000:	70
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	139
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	177
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	125
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	393

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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

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: 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: 09/01/2008	Age: 46 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
PT WAS BENT TO BLOW DRY HAIR AND HAD PX. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 41 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
BACK INJURY FROM BLOW DRYING HER HAIR. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
PT SPRAINED BACK BENDING DOWN TO UNPLUG HAIR DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM: EXACERBATION OF RT SHOULDER PAIN; MIGRAINE: PT BENT OVER BLOWING HAIR DRY, PAIN IN BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 32 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
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO DRY HER HAIR WITH A HAIR DRYER WHEN SHE FELT A P ULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 28 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
C/O BACK PAIN/INJURY 02/14 TURNING/BENDING WHILE BLOWING HAIR DRY. DX:L OW BACK PAIN, ACUTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 34 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
34 YO F BACK POPPED WHEN SHE WAS PUTTING AWAY HAIRDRYER AT HOME. DX LUM BAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
USING HAIR DRYER- BLOW DRYING HAIR- PULLED- ONSET OF BACK PAIN LOW BACK MUSCLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 33 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair dryers
BURNED ABDOMEN ON HAIR DRYER AND IT IS INFECTED NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair dryers
ABDOMINAL BURN - WAS USING A HAIRDRYER THAT SPARKED AND BURNED THE STOM ACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1999	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1999	Age: 31 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1998	Age: 46 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1998	Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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