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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 499
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 54YOF REACHING UP DOING HER HAIR IN BRAIDS AND COUGHED FORCEFULLY AND S TTRAINED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 52YOF SUSTAINED BURN TO CHEST FROM CURLING IRON* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CHEST BURN-HOT CURLING IRON FELL ON CHEST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CURLING IRON AND FELT A POP IN CHEST DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| WAS CURLING HAIR; DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEST PAIN-WAS USING AN ELECTRIC CURLING IRON AND IT SHORTED OUT SHOCKI NG PATIENT. C/O CHEST PAIN SINCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 FROM HOT CURLING IRON 1DEGREE BURN BREAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper 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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