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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 343
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT GRABBED A HOLD OF MOMS HOT CURLING IRON AND IT FELL ONTO HIS CHEST T HEN STRUCK HIS R THIGH. BURNS TO CHEST, BLISTERS. DX THERMAL CHEST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ROLLED OVER ONTO HOT CURLING IRON ON FLOOR. DX: BACK BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 47 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: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT RECEIVED BURN TO CHEST WHEN BURNED CHEST WITH HOT CURLERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 56 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: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO CHEST FROM A HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 8 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST FROM A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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, Computers |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS: BURN TO R SIDE OF BACK AFTER HOT CURLING IRON FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE PLUGGING IN COMPUTER UNDER TABLE. USED TOOTPASTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YO DROPPED CURLING IRON ON CHESWT BURN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| DX SUPERFICIAL BURN TO CHEST: S/P CURLING IRON TO UPPER CHEST WHILE CURLING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS GAGGING ANC COUGHING MOTHER THOUGHT SHE SWALLOED A SMALL HAIR RU BBER BAND THAT WAS MISSING TOOK TO ED FOR POSSIBLE ASPIRATION- PNEUMONI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 56 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: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO BREAST WITH HOT CURLER DX: BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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