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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 28 YR OLD BURNED ARM ON HAIR IRON AT HOME DX/ RIGHT FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN TO RT FOREARM WITH A CURLING IRON 2 DAYS AGO. DX-CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| C/O ARM LOCALIZED SWELLING WITH REDNESS AFTER HAD FLAT HAIR IRON FALL O NTO ARM 2D AGO>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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