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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,293
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| 8 MOM PLACED ON BATHROOM FLOOR BY FATHER, MOTHERS FLAT IRON FELL OFF CO UNTER AND BURNED ARM. DX: BURN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 14 MOM PULLED THE CURLIN IRON CORD, & THE IRON FELL ONTO HIS LT UPPER ARM, BURNING IT. DX; BURN TO LT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 13MOF CURLING IRON FELL AND BURNED RT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 2 YO MALE BURNED UPPER ARM ON A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 2 YO MALE BURNED UPPER ARM ON A CURLING IRON WHILE AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUS E. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| 11MOF PULLED CORD OF MOM'S STRAIGHT IRON, PULLED OFF COUNTER ONTO UPPER ARM; BURN INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PULLED ON A CURLING IRON, AT HOME, & IT FELL ONTO HIS CHEEK, & RT ARM. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| G-MA WAS USING CURLING IRON IN BATHROOM, WENT INTO ANOTHER ROOM PT GRABBED CORD TO CURLING IRON, PT BURNED TO ARM. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN LT UPPER ARM FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WENT UNDER CURLING IRON CORD & GOT TANGLED UP AND ROLLED ON FLOOR W/ IRON, BURNS UPPER ARM-BLISTERED, UPPER/LOWERBACK LEG <10%BSA 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED RT UPPER ARM WITH CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO RT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUS A BURN FROM A CURLING IRON AFTER CRAWLING ONTO IT. DX 2ND DEGRE SS BURN TO UPPER LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT TOUCHED RIGHT UPPER ARM AGAINST A HOT CURLING IRON THERMAL BURNN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| UPPER ARM BURN W/CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A 2ND DEG BURN TO UPPER ARM FROM A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED BY CURLING IRON TO LT UPPER ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER, BURNED UPPER ARM/ BURN LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHILD PULLED HOT CURLING IRON DOWN ONTO ARM THIS MORNING. D:SECOND DEGR EE BURN, UPPER AND LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT IN BEDROOM AT HOME PLAYING WITH 2 YO COUSIN, MOM THINKS COUSIN TURNED ON CURLING IRON, PT BURNED UPPER ARM ON IRON; 2ND DG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER BURN LEFT UPPER AND LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R ARM; CHILD STATES 15 MIN AGO SISTER WAS CHASING HER AND ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED CURLING IRON ON R ARM 2 HRS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN ARM FROM CURLING IRON 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Sinks |
| PATIENT BURNED UPPER ARM ON CURLING IRON PLUGGED IN BATHROOM IN SINK 5 DAYS AGO; HEALING SUPERFICIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED UPPER ARM WITH A CURLING IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT PULLED CURLING IRON OFF BURNING UPPER/LOWER ARM AT HOME; 2ND DE GREE UPPER ARM BURN 1ST DEGREE LOWER AND FOREHEAD BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURN FROM CURLING IRON TO LEFT ARM WHEN SHE PULLED IT OFF THE SINK. DX. PART THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Beds or bedframes |
| MOTHER LAID CURLING IRON ON BED--CHILD LAID BACK ON IT DX 1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUST BURN TO UPPER ARM WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE UPPER ARM BY A CURLING IRON. DX UPPER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Sinks |
| MOM PULLED CHILD AWAY FROM SINK AND HOT CURLING IRON CORD WAS PULLED CA USING HOT IRON TO FALL ON CHILD'S UPPER ARM. D: 1ST/2ND DEG BURN, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO UPPER ARM FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WITH BURN TO RIGHT ARM AFTER TOUCHING CURLING IRON. DX BURN RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Towel racks or bars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2000 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2000 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2000 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2000 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2000 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1998 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/1998 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/1997 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/1997 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1997 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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