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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON FROM WRONG END & BURNED LT FINGERS, 2 - 5 C/O SEVERE PAIN. DX - 2ND DEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FINGER INJURY-CAUGHT FINGER IN A HAIR SCRUNCHIE-TWISTED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH A BOBBY PIN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGERS WHEN SHE REACHED FOR CURLING IRON. NO FIRE. N O FIRE DEPARTMENT. BURN, RIGHT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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