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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 16 YO F, C/O BURN TO RIGHT UPPER ARM AFTER SHE FELL ON HER BUTT AND ARM LANDED ON HAIR FLAT IRON BEING USED BY FRIEND, DX 2ND DEG BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R UPPER BICEPS: BURN TO R UPPER BICEPS WITH STRAIGHTENING IRON, IT WAS CLAMPED AROUND BICEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED UPPER ARM W/CURLING IRON SUNDAY D-BURN NOS ARM UNSPEC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUS BURN TO UPPER ARM FROM A CURLING IRON TRYING TO REMOVE A TATTOO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2000 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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