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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 52
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BELTED DRIVER, REAR-ENDED BY A MV, NO ABD, HEAD TILTED FORWARD THEN STR UCK HAIRCLP ON THE HEAD GAINST HEADREST NOW C/O>>NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT AT THE SALON GETTING HAIR BRAIDED WHICH TOOK OVER AN HOUR HAD TO KEE P HEAD IN ONE POSITION NOW NECK HURTS STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH HIS OLDER SISTER WHO WAS USING A CURLING IRO N AT THE TIME. PT WAS ACCID BURNED ON THE NECK. DX THERMAL NECK BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO NECK FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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