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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 106
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN SCALP AREA, PT USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| INJ BACK OF HEAD, PONY TAIL, USING A HAIRPIN. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 19 YO FEMALE USED NEW CURLERS AND HAS BUMPS ON SCALP SKIN INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN HAIR PIN STUCK IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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