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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 18 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 BURNED SELF ON LOWER LEG WITH A CURLING IRON AND THEN HAD SYNCOPAL E VENT. DX:BURN, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED TATTOO OFF LEG W/CURLING IRON DX; BURN W/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 16 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 |
| BURNED BACK OF CALF WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON 8 DAYS AGO AT HOME, HID FROM MOM, MOM SAW YESTERDAY; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| LARGE BARREL CURLING IRON FELL ON LEG 4 DAYS AGO. HAS BEEN PUTTING "BURN CREAM" ON AREA. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON DX BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT BURNED LEG ON CURLING IRON CAUSING BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 16 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 ON LOWER LEG BY CURLING IRON AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO; BU RN WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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