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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 21YOF TWISTED ANKLE AFTER STEPPING ON HAIR CLIP/ LT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DROPPED HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON ONTO ANKLE. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS X 2 L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 18 YOF SEEN FOR RT ANKLE BURN FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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