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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 19
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE HAVING SEIZURE & CURLING IRON BURNED THIGH. DX: BURN, SEIZURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 13 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 |
| USING CURLING IRON ON HAIR AT HOME, BUMPED LEG; BURN TO LEFT THIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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, Doors |
| CURLING IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S THIGH AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO, ALSO SHUT FING ER IN DOOR TODAY; 1/3% 3RD DEGREE, 1% 2ND DEGRE BURN, FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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