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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SAT ON HER FLAT IRON. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURN BUTTOCKS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED LEFT BUTTOCKS ON CURLING IRON 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO L BUTTOCK, SAT ON CURLING IRON DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX LWOBS: BURN; DROP'D CURL'G IRON ON LAP TODAY, 6IN SUPERFICIAL LINE BURN W RUPTURED BLISTER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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