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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT STANDING UP HAVING HAIR STRAIGHTENED, FELT HOT/ NAUSEA/DIZZY, P ASSED OUT; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO BODY AFTER STICK A HAIRPIN IN SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL WEARING A HAIR PIECE WITH A METAL CHARM ON IT, ANOTHE R STUDENT STUCK IN AN ELECTICAL SOCKET CAUSING AN ELECTRIAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Chairs |
| DX: "HAIR-PULLING SYNCOPE" IN BEDROOM W/ SIS STANDING UP AND FELT DIZZY WHILE USING HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND FELL TO CHAIR WHEN SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| TRIED PLUGGING IN CURLING IRON IN ELECTRIC OUTLET AND CAME IN CONTACT W ITH ELECTRIC CURRENT BURNING HANDS,ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| DX ELECTRICAL INJ/1ST DEG SKIN BURN/CERVICALGIA NECK PAIN: W CURLING HAIR W DOORBELL RAND & SENT SHOCK UP L ARM. SPARKS CAMEOUT WALL SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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