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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 14 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 ON A HOT CURLING IRON AND BURNT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WAS BURNED W/HAIR IRON ON 10/16. DX: L CALF BURN W/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT BURNED LEG ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PRESENTS TO ED W/BURN TO RT LEG DUE TO HOT CURLING IRON BURN LAST WE EK. DX. CELLULITIS R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 TATTOO OFF LEG W/CURLING IRON DX; BURN W/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | 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, Other baby carriers |
| PT IN INFANT SEAT AND PULLED FLAT IRON CURLER DOWN BURNING SELF, NOW W/ ERYTHEMA AND BLISTER TO CALF; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 BACK OF CALF WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON 8 DAYS AGO AT HOME, HID FROM MOM, MOM SAW YESTERDAY; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PULLED CURLING IRON CORD DOWN FROM COUNTER, FOUND SITTING ON CURLING IRON AT HOME; 3RD DEGREE BURN TO CALF, 2ND DEGREE TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 PULLED CURLING IRON ONTO LEG. DX: BURN 50 CENT SIZE TO L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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