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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 290
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 64YOF PUTTING HAIR BRAIDS IN HER HAIR FOR A PONG TIME LAST NIGHT WITH A RMS ABOVE HEAD NOW NECK HURTS STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ON NECK WITH FLAT IRON WHILE AT HAIRDRESSER, BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 54 YOF USING CURLING IRON SPRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT WITH NECK/SHOULDER/HEAD PAIN WHILE CURLING HAIR TODAY. D:MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEMICAL BURN NECK - PATIENT RECENTLY COLORED HER HAIR AND THEN SET IT WITH CURLERS & WENT TO SLEEP - PRESENTS WITH CHM BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2001 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2000 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/1999 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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