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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 600
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURN <10% BSA FOREARM SIZE OF DIME INTACT BLISTER FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| ACC DROPPED A PLUGGED IN CURLING IRON ONTO ARM >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Clothing irons |
| MOM LEFT CURLING IRON OR IRON OUT AND PT RAN INTO IT BURNING FOREARM AT HOME; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURNED ARM ON HOT HAIR BUMPERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 5 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED L ARM ON CURLING IRON AT HOTEL. DX. BURN L ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BURN TO R FA W/CURLING IRON DX; FA BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED R FOREARM AND L HAND ON HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME DX 2 DEG BURN R FOREARM L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 6 months | 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, Counters or countertops |
| 6 MO OLD FEMALE PULLED A CURLING IRON DOWN OFF COUNTER, IT FELL & BURNE HER RT FOREARM. DX: SMALL PART. THICKNESS BURN TO RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PLAYING WITH CURLING IRON/FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Counters or countertops |
| FOREARM BURN-PULLED HOT CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER ONTO ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 13 MO OLD FEMALE WAS PLAYING IN THE BATHROOM, WHILE MOM WAS GETTING READY, SHE PULLED ON CURLING IRON CORD, ARM BURNED. DX: 1ST & 2ND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 22 months | 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, Tables |
| PULLED HOT CURLING IRON OFF THE TABLE ONTO FA " BURN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN FELL ON A HOT CURLING IRON. DX; 1ST.& 2ND.DEG.BURNS RT.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| BURNED L FOREARM ON CURLING IRON# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| BURNED BY CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT ARM: FROM CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Counters or countertops |
| PT PULLED A CURLING IRON DOWN FROM THE BATHROOM COUNTER SUSTAINED A TH ERMAL BURN TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON HIMSELF, NOW W/BURN AND BLISTERING TO FO REARM; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Bicycles or accessories |
| BURNED ARM ON CURLING IRON 2 DAYS AGO. RIDING BIKE TODAY AND FELL, POP PING BLISTERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURNS TO R ARM; MOM STATES CHILD PULLED HAIR STRAIGHTENER DO WN ONTO HIMSELF @ THEIR HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 12 months | 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, Counters or countertops |
| DX RIGHT LOWER ARM 2ND DEGREE BURN: PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 4 DAYS AGO PT PULLED A CURLING IRON ONTO HER ARM. NOW WOUND IS DRAINING AND YELLOW LOOKING. DX HEALING BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PULLED ON CORD OF HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME BURN FOREARM W/BLISTERING IN CENTER 2ND DEGREE <10%BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 ACCIDENTALLY PUT HIS ARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON, AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURNED ON FOREARM WITH HAIR CURLER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT ARM - PT PULLED THE CORD OF CURLING IRON AND GOT BURNED FROM IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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