Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 32
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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

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