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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 238
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FACIAL INJURY FROM BURNING WITH CURLING IRON. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS DOING HER HAIR WITH A FLAT IRON AND BURNED FACE TWO WEEKS AGO TH AT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FACE FROM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED WITH CURLING IRON. DX- BURN R EYELID # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS CURLING HER HAIR AND TOUCHED FOREHEAD WITH THE CURLING IRON SUST AINED A THERMAL BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX BURN TO R EYE: R EYE PAIN S/P BURN'G R EYE & EYELID W A CURL'G IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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