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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CURLING IRON AND FELT A POP IN CHEST DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON ONTO CHEST BURING BREAST >BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| WAS CURLING HAIR; DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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