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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CUT MOUTH WITH "HAIR STICK" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT FELL WITH CURLERS IN MOUTH WITH UNDER TONGUE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURN TO LIP. PT BURNED SELF W/CURLING IRON @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 219 Y/O M C/O BURN ON FACE,TONGUE AND LIP. PT DROPPED CURLING IRON ON F ACE. DX BURN TO FZCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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