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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SOF LBP WHILE USING THE CURLING IRON .> MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON, FELL IN FLOOR @ HOME DX HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RIGHT HIP AND BACK PAIN. PT WAS PUTTING HAIR CURLERS IN HER HAIR AND DE VELOPED HIP AND BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP HAIR CLIP AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2001 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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