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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WITH LINEAR BURN TO L CHEEK. BURNED WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENER. DX: 1ST DEG BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED FACE ON CURLING IRON. DX- SECOND DEGREE BURN L CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO, FOREHEAD/EYES SWELLING; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEAD, EARLY CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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