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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 36
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT STATES A CURLING IRON WAS LEFT ON, STARTED A FIRE IN BATHROOM, INHALED SMOKE & HAS ASTHMA. FD PRES NOT MENTIONED. DX-INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 2 YO STUCK HAIR PIN IN ELECTRICAL SOCKET ELECTRICAL SHOCK HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS CURLING HER HAIR, WHEN SHE STATED HER STOMACH HURT, THEN PT FELL TO GROUND. DX: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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