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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 15 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 AT HOME USING A HAIR STRAIGHTNER IT FELL HITTING L LOWER ARM/ DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FOREARM INJURY FROM CURLING IRON BURNING. DX-RIGHT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE SUPERFICIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | 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 |
| PT BURNED LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A FLAT IRON, 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Pens and pencils |
| PT BROUGHT FROM RESIDENTIAL HOME, STATES TRYING TO WRITE TATTOO IN ARM WITH HAIR CLIP AND PEN INK. DX. ABRA L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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