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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LEFT EYELID 1ST DEGREE BURN. PT DROPPED HER CURLING IRON BURNING EYELID ., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUS BURN TO EYE BY A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LT UPPER FACIAL CHEEK BURN-ON HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 2IN CURLING IRON BURN TO CHIN SINCE AM. MILD ERYTHEMA TO (L) SIDE OF CH IN. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED FOREHEAD WHILE USING CURLING IRON 6 HRS PTA-DX-ACUTE FIRST DEGRE E BURN R FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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