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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT BURNED THUMB ON CURLING IRON, BLISTERED, REDNESS, SWELLING; THU MB BURN,HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THUMB: INJURED ON IRON HAIR STRAIGHTENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PICKED UP A HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND BURNED FINGERTIP. D:1ST DEGREE FINGER BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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