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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 659
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED WITH CURLING IRON/ SECOND DEGREE BURN RUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED RIGHT ARM WHEN CURLING IRON FELL ONTO PT. D: BURN RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ARM FROM A CURLING IRON. DX: 2ND DEGREE SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN, LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PULLED DOWN CURLING IRON AND BURNED LEFT ARM. D: BURN TO LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ARM WHEN HE KNOCKED DOWN MOMS HOT CURLING IRON. D: LEFT AR M BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CURLING IRON FELL AND HIT PT ON HER ARM. D : 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED FOREARM WITH A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS BURNED ON HOT CURLING IRON. DX: R FOREARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MOM STATES PT BURNT FOREARM ON HOT CURLERS X2-3 DAYS; FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ARM ON A CURLING IRON 5 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MOM STRAIGHTENING HAIR AND IRON FELL ONTO PTS FOREARM; BURN OF FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PULLED IN CORD OF CURLING IRON FELL ONTO PT'S FOREAMN AND HAND DX- 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO FOREARM AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| REACHED OVER A HOT POT THAT IS USED TO HEAT CURLERS. DX 3RD DEGREE BUR N ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PRESENTS WITH BURN TO L FOREARM & ELBOW; PT FELL ON HAIR STRIGHTNER THAT WAS LYING ONT HE FLOOR. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED ARM ON CURLERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| UNCLE WAS USING A CURLING IRON, & PUT IT DOWN, PT GRABBED THE CORD & PULLED IT DOWN ON HIS ARM / WRIST. DX: BURN TO LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN INJURY TO RT FOREARM WHILE USING CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED ARM WITH FLAT IRON 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT C/O 3 CM BURN WITH BLISTERING ON CURLING IRON WITH REDNESS AND SWELL ING. D: BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO FOREARM, BURNED ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO L FOREARM 2 DAYS PRIOR WHEN HE RAN INTO A CURLING IRON BEING HELD BY SISTER. MOM JUST NOTICED BURN DX 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PTS MOM STATES CHILD ACCIDENTLY PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON ARM DX RT LOWER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED SELF WITH CURLING IRON/FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER ARM, PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED ARM WITH CURLING IRON BURN ARM # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ARM ON HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER. D: BURN RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MOM WAS STRAIGHTENING PTS HAIR WHEN THE STRAIGHTNER FELL WHILE OPEN ONT O PTS ARM. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| TOUCHED CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS @ HOME PULLED MOM'S HOT CURLING IRON ONTO LEFT ARM. DX BURN TO LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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