Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 66
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
G-MA WAS USING CURLING IRON IN BATHROOM, WENT INTO ANOTHER ROOM PT GRABBED CORD TO CURLING IRON, PT BURNED TO ARM. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
2ND DEGREE BURN LT UPPER ARM FROM CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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