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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 154
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| PATIENT WAS AT COUSIN'S HOME, TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON CORD & FELL ON CURLING IRON. DX-BURN TO RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| C/O LOWER LEG BURN STATUS POST SUSTAINED BURN ONTO CURLING IRON >>BURN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | 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 |
| PT PULLED CORD OF HAIR STRAIGHTENER YEST AT BABYSITTERS, IT FELL TO GRO UND & BURNED CALF, KNEE & THIGH, NOW W/ERYTHEMA; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | 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 LOWER LEG WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | 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 |
| 9MO, M, CHILD PULLED CORD ON CURLING IRON, IRON FELL ON LOWER LEG, 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS R ANT. SHIN AND BOTH BIG TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| BURN TO LLL W/CURLING IRON DX; THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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