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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEST BURN-13YOF DROPPED A FLAT IRON ON CHEST WHILE DOING HER HAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Hot water |
| AT FRIEND'S HOUSE HAIRSTYLING, HAD HAIR IN CURLERS LEANING BACK OVER S INK IN HOT WATER GETTING CURLERS WET, BACK WET; 2ND DEGREE BACK BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STRUCK IN CHEST1 DAY PTA WIT A HAIR STRAIGHTNER PT SEEN BY PCP 1 DAY PTA DX CONTUSION ABD WALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 8 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST FROM A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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