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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 97
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 25 YR OLD FEMALE DROPPED HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON ON FOREARM BURNING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 24YOF BURNED ARM WITH CURLING IRON LAST TUESDAY. DX. FOREARM CELLULITIS .* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 24 Y FEMALE REPORTS ELECTRICAL BURN TO FOREARM WHEN CORD ON CURLING IRON SPARKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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