Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,594
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	88
Year 1998:	222
Year 1999:	64
Year 2000:	175
Year 2001:	262
Year 2002:	20
Year 2003:	49
Year 2004:	89
Year 2005:	93
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	82
Year 2008:	34
Year 2009:	131
Year 2010:	262

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
9YOF; PT BURNED HAND ON A FLAT HAIR STRAIGHTENER. D ; 2ND DEGREE FINGE R TO RIGHT HAND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
15YOF, LHD, ACC TOUCHED HOT SURFACE OF FLAT/CURLING IRON BURNING FINGER S>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
13 YOF C/O FINGER PAIN GOT HAIR BARRETT STUCK IN FINGER. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
13YOM BURNED 3 FINGERS ON CURLING IRON 2ND DEGREE BURN OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
12YOF TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
9 YOF-BURNED L INDEX FINGER ON A CURLING IRON DX SM L INDEX FINGER BURN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FINGER BURN-GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PUT A BOBBY PIN IN AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SCHOOL. SHOCKED. DX ELECTR ICAL BURN - FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT WITH BURNS TO HAND AFTER TOUCHING A HAIR STYLING OVEN; FINGER B URN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
GETTING READY FOR WEDDING&ACC GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON BURNING FINGER S, +BLISTERS>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER. DX BURN, FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STUCK A METAL BARRETTE INTO AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET. DX: FIRST DEG BURNS R 1-3 FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
RUNNING WITH BOBBY PIN IN HAND AND FELL AND IT STUCK IN HER;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON CORD AND GRABBED HOT METAL PART. DX BURN-FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FINGER ON CURLING IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Televisions
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED METAL PART OF FLAT IRON WHEN PICKING IT UP WHILE WATCHING TV; 1ST DG BURNS OF 3RD/5TH FINGERS, 2ND DG OF 4TH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON BURNING A FINGER >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STUCK A METAL BARRETTE INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET- WOUNDS TO RT INDEX FINGER & THUMB. DX: ELECTRICAL BURNS TO RT INDEX FINGER & THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
7 YOF TOUCHED HER MOTHER'S HAIR FLAT IRON, AT HOME, & BURNED HER RT THUMB & INDEX FINGER. DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT 1ST, 2ND, 3RD FING ERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CONTUSED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON BOBBY PIN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED HAND ON CURLING IRON BURN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STRUCK BOBBYPIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET, SHOCKED HERSELF & BURNED FGRS. DX: ELECTRICAL BURN THUMB & 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT STUCK BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT HOME, 12 YO SISTER HEAR D BUZZING NOISE, SAW PT'S BURNED HAND; THUMB, 3RD FINGER BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS BURNED ON THE FINGER ON A CURLING IRON. DX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BLISTERS ON L HAND RING FINGER. POSSIBLY BURNED ON CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
THUMB BURN-@ HOME-TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FINGERS ON A FLAT IRON. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 2ND AND 3RD FING ERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FINGER ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT. BRNED HER FINGER ON A CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX. PARTIAL THICKNESS R ING FINGER BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT TO ER WITH LACERATION TO FINGER FROM METAL HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT INJURED LT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGERS AT SCHOOL,SLICED ON IRON IN SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT TOUCHED CURLING IRON, PAIN TO RIGHT INDEX TIP. DX BURN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
12 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT STUCK BOBBY PIN IN THUMB. E 9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Other toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1997	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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