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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS GETTING READY FOR HER BATH WHEN CURLING IRON FELL OF THE COUNTER ONTO THE SIDE OF HER NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNT HER NECK WITH A CURLING IRON AND TREATING BURN WITH *** NECK I S NOW BREAKING OUT IN A RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT WITH NECK/SHOULDER/HEAD PAIN WHILE CURLING HAIR TODAY. D:MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT GOT BURNED ON HIS MOM'S CURLING IRON. DX-BURNS SECONDARY TO CURLING IRON TO NECK, PARTIAL THICKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEMICAL BURN NECK - PATIENT RECENTLY COLORED HER HAIR AND THEN SET IT WITH CURLERS & WENT TO SLEEP - PRESENTS WITH CHM BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 9 YO F BURN TO NECK W/CURLING IRONBURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED NECK ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 3 YOF AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE WHEN SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY BURNED BY A CURLING IRON-DX THERMAL BURN ON NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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