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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 244
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Chairs |
| 1% 2ND DEGREE BURN R POSTERIOR POPLITEAL AREA:SITTING DOWN & FORGETTING SHE HAD HOT CURLING IRON ON CHAIR, BURN BACK OF RT LEG POPLITEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED L KNEE BURNED KNEE ON HOT CURLERS THAT CHILD LEFT IN BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| KNEES BURNED-HOT CURLING IRON FELL ONTO KNEES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PTS DAUGHTER DROPPED A CURLING IRON ONTO RIGHT KNEE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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