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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 116
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | 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 |
| BURN TO CHEST FROM A HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 57 years | 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 |
| DX SUPERFICIAL BURN TO CHEST: S/P CURLING IRON TO UPPER CHEST WHILE CURLING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 56 years | 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 |
| BURN TO BREAST WITH HOT CURLER DX: BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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