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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 11YOF PULLED HARD ON HAIR TIE, PAIN IN SHOULDER, SAYS SHE CAN'T MOVE IT DX: L SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 13YOF WITH PAIN, ARM NUMBNESS, FINGERS TINGLING AFTER WASHING HAIR OR W HILE STRAIGHTENTING HAIR YESTERDAY; SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 9 YO FEMALE BURNED SHOULDER WITH A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 13YOF- PT WAS USING HOT CURLING IRON NOW BURN TO RIGHT SHOULDER. 2 DAYS AGO. DX BURN TO RIGHT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 7 YOF WAS BURNED WHEN COUSIN WAS DOING HER HAIR W/CURLING IRON. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 2% TBSA L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX HEAL'G BURN, L ANT SH: P/W BURN TO L UPPER ARM A WK AGO. CURL'G IRON GET WD CARE F SCHOOL NURSE, NOW W LOCA PN IN AREA W ROM OF SH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS BENT DOWN PICKING UP HAIR CLIP WHEN FELT EXTREME PAIN IN NECK. D X:TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CURLING IRON FELL AND STRUCK CHILD ON SHOULDER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN, MINIMAL CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS AT HOME HAVING HAIR DONE, DROPPED A CURLING IRON CAUSING BURN TO RT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ACCIDENTLY BRUN W/ A CURLING IRON BURN LEFT BACK SHOULDER 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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