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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 740
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 MO MALE BURNED ARM ON A STRAIGHTENING IRON WHILE AT BABYSITTERS HOUS E. DX BURN - ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 5 YO M, C/O BURN TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER TOUCHING HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON , DX BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 6 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 6MOM CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN BATHROOM AND PULLED DOWN A HAIR STRAIGHTENER ONTO HIS L FOREARM. HAS SMALL BURN TO FOREARM. DX THERMAL BURN L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| 3YOF BURNED RT FOREARM ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 MOF, MOM DROPPED CURLING IRON ON CHILDS ARM, BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9MOF PLAYING IN HALLWAY WHILE MOM WAS STRAIGHTENING HAIR IN BATHROOM W/ STAIGHENING IRON, PULLED CORD TO STAND UP, IRON FELL ON PT;BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 MOM BABY GRABBED UNPLUGGED FLAT IRON THAT MOM HAD JUST USED AND IT LA NDED ON HIM. DX: BURN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12MOF MOM STRAIGHTENING HAIR WITH FLAT IRON, PT CAME FROM BEHIND FALLIN G ON IRON WITH ARM BETWEEN FLAT PLATES; FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| 15MOM- PT PULLED ONTO CORD OF HOT CURLING IRON BURN TO FOREARM & UPPER BICEP. DX RIGHT FOREARM /BICEP BURN 3CM X1.5 PARTAIL THICKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | 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 |
| 2 YR F BURNED LOWER ARM WITH HAIR IRON;DX BURNE D LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 M F BURNED LOWER ARM WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 4 years | 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 |
| 4YOF PLAYING WITH A CURLING IRON AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN T O LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 17 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, Counters or countertops |
| 17MOF PULLED A CURLING IRON OFF THE BATHROOM COUNTER SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 11 months | 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 |
| 11 MO M PULLED DOWN A CURLING IRON AND IT HIT ARM;DX THERMAL BURN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6MOM CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR AND PULLED THE CORD OF A HOT CURLING IRON AN D IT FELL ONTO LOWER ARM THERMAL BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 Y/O F WAS HUMPING AND LANDED ON A FLAT IRON AND BURNED HER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6MOF PULLED ON CORD OF CURLING IRON, IT FELL ONTO HER R FOREARM DX- BU RN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15MOF BURNED FOREARM ON A HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON. DX. FOREARM BURN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| BURN FROM CURLING IRON. 3RD DEGREEN BURN FOREARM. 4 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 MO MALE PULLED A FLAT IRON ONTO ARM. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9MOF-FOREARM BURN-MOM'S HOT STRAIGHTENING IRON FELL ON PT'S ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2 YO FEMALE BURNED FOREARM ON A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 5 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, Car seats |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON HOT CURLING IRON THAT NEXT TO CARSEAT THAT PT WAS SITTING IN, DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 2 years | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 2YOF PT PULLED A HOT FLAT IRON DOWN OFF OF A DRESSER ONTO HER L FOREARM YEST. PT HAS BLISTERING. DX L FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | 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 |
| 12 MONTH F BURNED HER ARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON DX: 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| 2 YO MALE BURNED ARM ON A CURLING IRON. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 MOF BURNED LOWER ARM WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| 5 YO FEMALE BURNED WITH A FLAT IRON ON THE ARM. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11MOF GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON, 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 12 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 12 MO M BURNED WHEN CURLING IRON FELL FROM DRESSER;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 9 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 9MOF-PT FELL ONTO HAIR STRAIGHTNER, WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR NOW HAS BURN TO RIGHT INNER FOREARM. DX RIGHT FOREARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 5 years | 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, Windowsills or frames |
| 5 YOM SITTING ON FLOOR WRITING LETTER, KNOCKED FLAT IRON HAIR STRAIGHTE NER OFF WINDOWSILL, DROPPED ON FOREARM. DX: BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 MOM SIBLING PULLED ON CURLING IRON CORD CAUSING CURLING IRON TO FALL ONTO PATIENT DX: BURN, ARM, 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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