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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX HEAL'G BURN, L ANT SH: P/W BURN TO L UPPER ARM A WK AGO. CURL'G IRON GET WD CARE F SCHOOL NURSE, NOW W LOCA PN IN AREA W ROM OF SH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS BENT DOWN PICKING UP HAIR CLIP WHEN FELT EXTREME PAIN IN NECK. D X:TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CURLING IRON FELL AND STRUCK CHILD ON SHOULDER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN, MINIMAL CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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