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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 81
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX UPPER EXT PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN: PT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR AND CURLING IRON FELL ONTO HER LUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN W/ A FLAT IRON WHILE DOING HAIR BURN SECOND DEGREE RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| AT COUSINS HOUSE FELL INTO CURLING IRON, BURN 2ND DEG UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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