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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 805
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT GRABBED CURLING IRON AT HOME; INDEX FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT GRABBED MOM'S HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME; FINGER AND HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 3 YO F BURN PINGER ON CURLING IRON BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PATIENT STUCK METAL HAIRBOW IN ELECTRIC SOCKET AT HOME; ELECTRICAL BURN S TO FINGER AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL BURNS (L) THUMB, PT INSERTED A HAIR PIN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED HIS LT HAND ON A CURLING HAND AT HOME. SECOND DEGREE BURN AT 2ND 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT GRABBED HOT CURLERS LEFT UNATTENDED IN BATHROOM, BURN TO LT MIDDLE FINGER AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PATIENT STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO ELECTRIC SOCKET AT HOME; 1ST DEGREE FINGER BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT GRABBED CURLING IRON THAT WAS UNPLUGGED BUT STILL HOT AT HOME; BURNS TO FINGERS, BLISTER TO PALMAR HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED 2ND/3RD DIGIT ON CURLING IRON, 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 18 MONTH OLD FEMALE GRABBED HOT CURLING IRONDX 2ND DEGREE BURN INDEX AN D MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS - GRABBED HOLD OF CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX RIGHT THUMB BURN: GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO ELECTRICAL SOCKET TODAY WITH 2 DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED CURLING IRON;BURN, FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET DX. FINGER BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER AFTER PUTTING A HAIRPIN IN AN ELECTRICALOUT LET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED LEFT HAND 4TH FINGER ON CURLING IRON. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WIT HOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED FINGER ON HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| TOUCHED A HOT CURLING IRON IN BATHROOM AT HOME AT 1715.DX 2ND DEGREE BU RNS LEFT 2ND, 3RD, 4TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT PUT BOBBY PIN INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET,BURNS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT GRABBED CURLING IRON WHEN REACHING FOR MOM; 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN INJURIES TO 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS OF RT HAND W/CURLING IRON TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON SUPERFICIAL BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT BURNED FINGERS ON CURLING IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND FINGERS: GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 17 MONTH M BURNED ON CURLING IRON. DX: BURN OF LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLASTIC BARRETTE STUCK ON PINKY FINGER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN OF RT SECOND AND THIRD FINGER BURNT HAND WHEN GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED A CURLING IRON DX. FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED MO'S HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME L INDEX FINGER BURNED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| DX ELECTRICAL BURN LEFT HAND FINGERS: STUCK BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRIC AL OUTLET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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