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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 198
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT THIG H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT SAT ON CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX: BURN RT UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON THIGH 5 DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED BURN. NOW WORSE. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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