Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2007 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WENT UNDER CURLING IRON CORD & GOT TANGLED UP AND ROLLED ON FLOOR W/ IRON, BURNS UPPER ARM-BLISTERED, UPPER/LOWERBACK LEG <10%BSA 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 3 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
PT BURNED RT UPPER ARM WITH CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	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
AT HOME PT DROPPED CURLING IRON ON R UPPER ARM DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS,FIXED L PUPIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SUS A BURN FROM A CURLING IRON AFTER CRAWLING ONTO IT. DX 2ND DEGRE SS BURN TO UPPER LEFT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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