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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| 16 Y/O F BURNED WHILE USING A HOTCOMB BURN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| PT.INJ.L.FOOT AT HOME WHEN STEPPED ON HOT ELECTRIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER. DX; 2 ND.DEG. BURN L.FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 34 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: Electric combs |
| PT PRESENTS W/BURN TO R NECK FROM 2 DAYS AGO. PT STATES SHE BURNED HER NECK W/HOT COMB USED TO STRAIGHTEN HAIR. DX. BURN R NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| HISP FEMALE PULLED CORD OF A HOT HAIR STRAIGHTNER & BURNED L ARMDX BURN 2ND DEGREE - PARTIAL THICKNESS - L ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| BURNED ON LEG WITH A HOT COMB. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 6 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: Electric combs |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION, POSSIBLE CORNEAL ULCER FROM HAVING HAIR STRAIGHTENED THIS A.M. WITH A "HOT COMB" AND IT TOUCHED PATIENT'S EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| PUT STRAIGHTENING COMB TO LIP. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| PT. BURNED L EYE ON L EYE W/HOT COMB PER FAMILY. DX. BURN L CORNEAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| 3 YOM TOUCHED HOT COMB WITH RIGHT HAND CAUSING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 7 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: Electric combs |
| DX FACIAL BURN: RIGHT CHEEK BURN BY HEATING COMB USED ON PT BY MOM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 27 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: Electric combs |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT ORBITAL AREA S/P BURN BY HOT COMB THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| STEPPED ON HOT STRAIGHTENING COMB LEFT FOOT BURNS 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| CHILD GRABBED CORD OF HOT PRESSING COMB FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM/HAND. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN/ HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric combs |
| NECK STRAIN 21 YO BF DEVELOPED STIFFNESS IN NECK AFTER USING HOT COMB I N HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1999 | Age: 17 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: Electric combs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/1998 | Age: 13 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: Electric combs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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