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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 49
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 21 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 FOREARM - 21 YOF PRESENTS WITH BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM FROM CURLING IRON ON FRIDAY, WOUND APPEARS TO HAVE WHITE CRUSTED OVER DRAINAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YO FEMALE BURNED RIGHT FOREARM WITH CURLING IRON FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | 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 |
| TOUCHED SELF WITH CURLING IRON DX. FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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