Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2007:	69
Year 2009:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SPRAIN ANKLE - 30 YO FEMALE WAS IN HER BEDROOM AND SOMEONE TRIPPED OVER A CERAMIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND CAUSED IT TO FLY INTO PT'S ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED ANKLE WITH FLAT IRON, DX-BURN L ANKLE , LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN JG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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