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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Hot water |
| AT FRIEND'S HOUSE HAIRSTYLING, HAD HAIR IN CURLERS LEANING BACK OVER S INK IN HOT WATER GETTING CURLERS WET, BACK WET; 2ND DEGREE BACK BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEST BURN-HOT CURLING IRON FELL ON CHEST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MOM IRONING CLOTHING AT HOME, TURNED TO PICK SOMETHING UP & IRON HAD FA LLEN ON PT, MOM THINKS PT PULLED CORD; BURN TO CHEST & ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STRUCK IN CHEST1 DAY PTA WIT A HAIR STRAIGHTNER PT SEEN BY PCP 1 DAY PTA DX CONTUSION ABD WALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PULLED ON CORD OF CURLING IRON AND IRON FELL ON CHEST, BURNS TO CHEST AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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