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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 34YOF INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN HIT AGAINST HOT CURLING IRON. DX; L.FO REARM SUPERFICIAL 1ST.DEG.BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 47 YOF, LOWER ARM BURN, PT. HAD SEIZURE PASSED OUT, WOKE UP WITH HOT C URLING IRON, LAYING ON FOREARM, CAUSING BURN TO SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 27 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| BURN FOREARM - 27 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH SELF INFLICTED BURN TO FOREAR M WITH CURLING IRON - ALSO SUPERFICIAL RAZOR BLADE CUTS TO FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34YOF SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM CURLING IRON* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 26YOF BURN FROM HOT CURLING IRON TO R. FOREARM DX::2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 33YOF DROPPED CURLING IRON ON FOREARM AND BURNED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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