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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Sports and recreational activity |
| 6 YOF WENT TO SLEEP WITH AHAIR TIE WRAPPED AROUND HER LT RING FINGER- ALSO FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM IN GYM CLASS. DX; LT FOREARM SPRAIN, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 7 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 DROPPED CURLING IRON ON PTS ARM. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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 BUMPED INTO HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER @ HOME CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED ARM LIFTING A HOT CURLING IRON WHEN MOM LEFT ROOM AND LEFT IT PL UGGED IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 7 years | 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 |
| BURNED R ARM WITH CURLING IRON DX: THERMAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX BURN RIGHT FOREARM: DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 12 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 BURNED ARM 3 DAYS AGO WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 7 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 WAS BURNED BY MOTHER'S CURLING IRON. DX: BURN R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 8 years | 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 |
| SLEPT ONTO CURLING IRON BURNING FA "BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| PATIENT REACHING FOR HER TOOTHBRUSH WHEN ACCIDENTALLY PUT FOREARM ON CU RLING IRON YESTERDAY,BLISTERED YESTERDAY, NOW OPENED UP; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | 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 LEFT FOREARM WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 8 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 BY CURLING IRON DX FOREARM SECONDARY BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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