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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 343
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YOF FELL ON HOT CURLING IRON DX; BURN 2ND BURN R LE |
| 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: 08/03/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| BURNS (R) LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 8 months | 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; LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 9 months | 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, Counters or countertops |
| LT LOWER LEG BURN-BURNED ON HOT CURLING IRON-FELL FROM COUNTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| BURNED LOWER LEG ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 2 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON CURLING IRON THAT WAS ON FLOOR |
| 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: 01/21/2002 | Age: 28 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 |
| DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ONTO LEG DX: BURN TO 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 |
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