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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| 29 YOF-C/O HAND NUMBNESS AFTER WORKING 3 HRS ON SOMEONE'S CORN ROWING H AIR YEST-C/O PAIN TO HANDS & ARMS @ HOME DX STRAIN R/L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND PLAYING AROUND A HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND GOT BURNED ON THE FOREARM C/O PAIN. DX: BURN GRADEI-II |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories, Refrigerators |
| PROB. OVERUSE INJ R ARM DUE TO HAIR STRAIGHTNER,STRAIN:USING HAIR STRAIGHTNER ALOT,R ARM PAIN,ADMITS TO PUNCHING REFRIGERATOR,HAND SWOLLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PT FELL ASLEEP @ HOME WITH HAIR BAND AROUND ARM NOW ARM RED AND SWOLLEN. DX ARM SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 14 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 grooming equipment or accessories |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON A HAIR STRAIGHTENER. DX LOWER ARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2000 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2000 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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