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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 23 years | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX 2ND DEG BURN TO L BREAST: 23YOF C/O BURN TO L BREAST F CURLING IRON 1D AGO. PN INC & BLISTER HAS "POPPED" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32 YOF LEANED FORWARD AND BREAST HIT HOT CURLING IRON. DX: R BREAST SECOND DEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 7MOM PULLED THE CURLING IRON DOWN ON TO HIMSELF, BURNING HIS BACK & ARM DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO BACK, & ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| CHEST BURN-13YOF DROPPED A FLAT IRON ON CHEST WHILE DOING HER HAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 54YOF REACHING UP DOING HER HAIR IN BRAIDS AND COUGHED FORCEFULLY AND S TTRAINED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4 YO BM FELL ON HOT FLAT IRON FOR HAIR 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 49YOF DEVELOPED UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE CURLING HAIR ACUTE UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 52YOF SUSTAINED BURN TO CHEST FROM CURLING IRON* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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