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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | 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 BURNED THIGH ON CURLING IRON AT SISTER'S HOUSE; 2ND DEGREE LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO LEG FROM HOT ROLLERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BURN TO LEFT THIGH YESTERDAY WITH CURLING IRON, SKIN PEELING OFF TODAY. D: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 20 months | 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 PULLED ON CORD TO CURLING IRON AT HOME, IRON FELL ON THIGH, THE N PICKED IRON UP WITH HAND; THIGH AND HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| BURN THIGHS - 2 YOF WITH BURNS TO INNER ASPECTS OF BOTH THIGHS FROM A C URLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THIGH: DROPPED CURLING IRON ONTO LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 10 months | 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 |
| # 10 MONTH OLD FEMALE PULLED HOT CURLING IRON ONTO LEG` DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CURLING IRON FELL ON CHILD'S LEG FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABD. & LEFT THIGH WITH CURLING IRON DX: BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHILD PULLED CURLING IRON OFF DRESSER IRON FELL ONTO LEG THEN TRIED TO PICK UP IRON WITH HAND. DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THIGH/PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 40 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 |
| BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRONDX: THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHILD BURNED THIGH ON CURLING IRON. D: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN, THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX RT POSTERIOR THIGH 2ND DEGREE BURNS - W/CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| 8MO OLD F BURN TO THIGH W/CURLING IRON BURN TO THIGH,ABDOMEN,GROIN 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN SAT ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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