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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 87
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON, FELL IN FLOOR @ HOME DX HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED STOMACH WITH A CURLING IRON.DX LOWER TRUNK BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT HAS BURN ON HIP/UPPER BUTTOCK AFTER SITTING ON CURLING IRON 2 W KS-1 MO AGO, NOT HEALING, NOW SWELLING; SKIN INFECTION, ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 5HR AGO PT. SAT ON CURL'G IRON + SUST'D 6-7CM X 2CM BURN ON BUTTOCKS. S OME BLISTER'G, NO BROKEN SKIN. DX.: 2ND DEGR. BURN, BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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