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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 46
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| LT FOREARN BURN-BURNED ON "HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 20 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 |
| BURN TO ARM FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 17 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 |
| BURN FOREARM SECOND DEGREE - STATES THAT A FLAT HAIR CURLING IRON DROPP ED ONTO LEFT FOREARM WHILE STILL HOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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