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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED ARM ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| BURN FOREARM ON CURLING IRON BURNS X 2 LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 8 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT. ANGRY, HITTING HERSELF, PT. ACCIDENTALLY BURNED RT. FOREARM WITH CURLING IRON. DX: MINOR BURN / PSYCH EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON CURLING IRON, HAS OPEN WOUND, NO DRAINAGE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD OF A HOT CURLING IRON PULLING IT ONTO HER RT FOREARM DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| HEALING BURN L ARM/7YOHM BURNED ARM ON CURLING IRON 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED ARM ON CURLING IRON; FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| WHILE GOOFING AROUND, PT BURNED HERSELF ON A FLAT IRON, WHICH IS U SED FOR FLATTENING OUT HAIR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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