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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 457
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 6 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, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| PT WAS LOOKING INTO BATHROOM MIRROR AT HOME WHEN MOMS HOT CURLING IRON FELL ONTO HER L UPPER ARM. BLISTERING BURNS. DX THERM BURN L UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | 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 |
| BURN TO LEFT ARM WITH CONAIR HOT ROLLERS 2ND DEGREE BURN R UPPER EX T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT C/O BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM WITH A CURLING IRON DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN - LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 15YF USING A CURLING IRON DX; 2 DEGREE BURN TO UPPER R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT.REPORTED BURN TO LT.UPPER ARM SUSTAIN WHEN HAIR CURLLER FELL ON ARM. DX- 1% & 2% BURN TO UPPER FOREARM 1% BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/1997 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/1997 | 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, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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