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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 89
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED SCALP ON MONDAY WITH HOT CURLING IRON SCALP ABSCESS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO SCALP TWO DAYS AGO WITH CURLING IRON SCALP BURN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT HEAD WAS BURNED WITH A HAIR STRAIGHTENER AT BEAUTY SHOP TODAY DX// BURN SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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