Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	79
Year 2000:	38
Year 2001:	12
Year 2002:	5
Year 2005:	11
Year 2007:	78
Year 2009:	62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
15 Y/O F DROPPED HOT HAIR IRON ON LEG. DX 2 DEGREE BURN TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 14 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
PT WAS BURNED W/HAIR IRON ON 10/16. DX: L CALF BURN W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PRESENTS TO ED W/BURN TO RT LEG DUE TO HOT CURLING IRON BURN LAST WE EK. DX. CELLULITIS R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER IRONING CORD KNOCKING IRON DOWN WHILE CRAWLING ON FLOOR THERMAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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
PT BURNED LEG 6 DAYS AGO, WITH A CURLING IRON, AT HOME, NOT HEALING PT. WASN'T SEEN FOR THIS BEFORE. DX: BURN TO LOWER LEG- HEALING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 BURNED LEG ON CURLING IRON AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO; 2ND DEGREE BURN WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 6 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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, Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/1998	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/1997	Age: 9 years	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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