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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| AUNT LEFT STRAIGTENING IRON ON - IRON FELL OFF COUNTER AND FELL ONTO PT S LEFT LEG. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 11 MONTH OLD MALE PULLED CORD ON HOT HAIR STRAIGHTNER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON;BURN TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FLAT STRAIGHTENING IRON FELL ON PT'S R ARM & R LEG. R ARM 1ST DEGREE BURN & R LEG 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT GRABBED MOTHERS CURLING IRON BY THE HANDKLE AND TOUCHED THE OTHER EN D TO RIGHT LOWER LEG THERMAL BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT FELL BURNING LEG ON HAIR "OVEN" FOR CURLING IRON AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, INCREASED PAIN; LOWER LEG BURN, FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT GRABBED A CURLING IRON AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT LOWER L EG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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