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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT SUST BURN TO UPPER ARM WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 15YF USING A CURLING IRON DX; 2 DEGREE BURN TO UPPER R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE UPPER ARM BY A CURLING IRON. DX UPPER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Sinks |
| MOM PULLED CHILD AWAY FROM SINK AND HOT CURLING IRON CORD WAS PULLED CA USING HOT IRON TO FALL ON CHILD'S UPPER ARM. D: 1ST/2ND DEG BURN, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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