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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | 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 |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON/LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 3 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 |
| BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED LOWER LEG W/FLAT IRON, 2ND DEGREE <10% 3RD DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 9 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 |
| CHILD PULLED CORD OF HOT CURLING IRON AND IRON FELL ONTO LOWER LEGS AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE. D: 1-2ND DEGREE BURNS, LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN LEG ON CURLING IRON CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 SUST BURN TO LOWER LEG FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
| BURN TO LEG FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON WHICH WAS UNPLUGGED AND ON TOP OF THE DRESS ER, BURNED HANDS AND LEGS. D: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS & LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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