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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 124
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 59 YOF, SAT ON CURLING IRON BURN BACK OF THIGH, BURN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 12 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 12 YOF LYING ON BED AND ACCIDENTALLY ROLLED ON CURLING IRON THAT SHE FO RGOT WAS ON. DX: BURN THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 6YOF, HAD A FLAT/STRAIGHTENER IRON FALL ONTO THIGH, +REDNESS >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16YOF BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON, BLISTERS, DX: R UPPER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 MO MALE BURNED WITH A CURLING IRON AT MOMS HOUSE. DX THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 42YOF, C/O THIGH REDNESS WITH MILD SWELLING AFTER ACC BURNT SELF WITH F LAT IRON>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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