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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED THIGH ON CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN, LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT TOUCHED CURLING IRON TO LEFT THIGH@HOME DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| GOT BURN W HOT CURLING IRON ON R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED BY CURLING IRON 3 DAYS AGO. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN R LEG, CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| FELL ON CURLING IRON BURN SECOND DEGREE RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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