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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 114
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Mattresses |
| PATIENT SAT ON HOT CURLING IRON ON MATTRESS, TRIED TO MOVE CURLING USIN G ARM BURNING ARM LAST NIGHT; THIGH/FOREARM BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT FELL OR SAT ON CURLING IRON LAST NIGHT; 2ND DEGREE THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS BURNED BY HAIR IRON. DX: L LEG BURN THIGH/CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops |
| PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN OFF COUNTER, BURN THIGH W/INTACT BLISTERS 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN L THIGH, PT GOR BURN W/A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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