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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 10 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 BURNED ON LT LEG BY CURLING IRON, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | 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 |
| PT BURNED LOWER LEG ON A CURLING IRON DX LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT BURNED LOWER LEG WITH A CURLING IRON. DX LOWER LEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 4 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 |
| ROLLED INTO CURLING WARMER FOR HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 16 years | 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 |
| BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON DX BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 20 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 FELL ONTO CURLING IRON STOVE ON SAT FALLING BACKWARDS WITH LT LEG BU RNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| RT LOWER LEG BURN-SAT DOWN ON A HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT LOWER LEG: HOT ROLLER DROPPED ONTO LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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