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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| ANKLE BURN-PULLED HOT CURLING IRON ONTO SELF-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS CRAWLING YEST WHEN HE STRUCK HIS R ANKLE ON HOT CURLING IRON THA T WAS ON FLOOR. HAS BURN TO ANKLE. DX THERMAL BURN R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SPRAIN ANKLE - 30 YO FEMALE WAS IN HER BEDROOM AND SOMEONE TRIPPED OVER A CERAMIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND CAUSED IT TO FLY INTO PT'S ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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