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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO UPPER ARM FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WITH BURN TO RIGHT ARM AFTER TOUCHING CURLING IRON. DX BURN RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT.REPORTED BURN TO LT.UPPER ARM SUSTAIN WHEN HAIR CURLLER FELL ON ARM. DX- 1% & 2% BURN TO UPPER FOREARM 1% BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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