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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 322
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 24 YOF HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME, HAND AND ARM FEELING NUMB. DX-BURN MARKS HAND AND ARM, ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17YOF, GRABBED THE HAIR STRAIGHTNER&GOT SHOCKED, NOW WITH NUMBNESS TO B /L SHOULDER>>ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLUGGED IN A CURLING IRON SAW A SPARK FELT SHOCK AT HAIR SCHOOL ACADEMY ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| 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: 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: 06/28/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YO HOLDING CURLING IRON FELT ELECTRICAL SHOCK ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SHOCKED USING CURLING IRON EARLIER ELECTRIC SHOCK IUP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT @ SCHOOL PUT A HAIR CLIP INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND GOT SHOCKED. BURN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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