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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,406
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT BURNT LOWER ARM ON A CURLING IRON- SECOND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 16Y/O,F,BURNED HAND ON HOT CURLING IRON, INFECTED SECOND DEGREE BURN DORSAL SURFACE L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 22 YO SHOCK WITH CURLING IRON ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT CLEANING EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN AND IT GOT PUSHED IN + BLEEDING DX// FB RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PICKED UP HOT CURLING IRON AND BURNED HAND. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, SMALL 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED NECK WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BURNED WITH CURLING IRON YESTERDAY, INCREASE SWELLING NOTED, 8X2 CM ARE A EDEMA/SLIGHT ERYTHEMA, BURN FOREARM 1ST DEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LT CORNEAL BURN: AT HOME CURLING HAIR, BURNT LT EYE WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/01/2007 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLAYING C HAIR PIN INT HE MOUTH, ACC SWOLLOWED IT >> FB ING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ACC POKED SLEF INTO EYE C BOBBY PIN >>CORNEAL ABRS |
| 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: 08/28/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT USING HOT CURLING IRON POKED EYE DX// CORNEAL BURN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEMICAL BURN FOOT WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON IN LAP/THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON ONTO CHEST BURING BREAST >BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF HAIR CLIP - INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SWALLOWED HAIR CLIP - INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MR/CP PT BURNED ON FOREHEAD/SCALP WITH CURLING IRON 4 DAYS AGO, ALSO ERYTHEMA TO UMBILICUS W/DRAINAGE; FOREHEAD BURN, CELLULITIS/UMBILICUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED TATTOO OFF LEG W/CURLING IRON DX; BURN W/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 3 WKS AGO, PT WAS STABBED ON TOP OF HEAD WITH BOBBY PIN WHILE HAIRDRESS ER WAS FIXING HAIR. HAS SCALP LESION. D: SCALP ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH CURLER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX BURN TO RT THIGH - S/P PT SAT ON A CURLING IRON X 3 DAYS AGO AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 19 YO MALE BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON CURLING IRON SECOND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WITH BURN TO WRIST FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED BACK OF CALF WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON 8 DAYS AGO AT HOME, HID FROM MOM, MOM SAW YESTERDAY; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - C/O HAIR CLIP WENT INTO EYE YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN L CORNEA; CURLING HAIR @ HOME & DROPPED CURLING IRON INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED L EYE WITH A CURLING IRON. DX. BELOW L EYE 1ST DEGREE BURN, MILD CONJUNCTIVAL EDEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 21 YO FEMALE SAT ON HOT CURLING IRON SECOND DEGREE BURNS BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| STEPPED ON HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER BURN LEFT FOOT. PARTIAL THICKNESS B URN LEFT PLANTAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING A CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT CURLING HER HAIR WITH CURLING IRON WHEN HOT PART HIT HER CORNEA , WENT TO SCHOOL WITH EYE TEARING, IRRITATION; BURNS ON PUPIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX LEFT CORNEAL BURN: INJURED SELF WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNT FOREHEAD WITH CURLING IRON, DX; BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| FELL ONTO "FLAT IRON"AT FRIENDS HOUSE MINOR BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 21 YO F BURNED FACE WITH CURLING IRON* |
| 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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