Table 1.

Examples of tweets describing indoor tanning-caused burns sent in 2013

Text of tweet

“Stupid $6 tanning bed burnt me all over…”

“when you burn your back in a tanning bed in preparation for vacation and have to put a bra on… #ouch #girlproblems”

“Burnt to a crisp from the tanning bed, but hey at least I won’t be white for semiformal!”

“The lady at the tanning bed told me she’d put me in a bed that had no burning rays in it & only gave u color. I am literally fried. #ouch”

“My eyes have sunburn from texting in the tanning bed.”

“I hate when i get burnt in te tanning bed…my face peels so bad it looks like I have a disease.”

“Am I the only one who get burnt EVERY time I get in the dang tanning bed ??”

“even though i got realy burnt in the tanning bed… im going to go again and again till im really tan :)”

“I’m so burnt! The tanning bed timer didn’t go off n I set if for 8 min was In there almost 15! I’m hurting”

“Being burnt from the tanning bed doesn’t bother me because I know it’s just gonna be a tan tomorrow.”

“I hatw when my eyes burn when I get out of the tanning bed but I refuse to wear eyewear and risk looking like a raccoon”

“Call me weird but I love getting burnt in the tanning bed. #addict”