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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
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Date: 12/14/2008Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED WITH CURLING IRON/ SECOND DEGREE BURN RUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED RIGHT ARM WHEN CURLING IRON FELL ONTO PT. D: BURN RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED ARM FROM A CURLING IRON. DX: 2ND DEGREE SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN, LEFT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2008Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PULLED DOWN CURLING IRON AND BURNED LEFT ARM. D: BURN TO LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2008Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED ARM WHEN HE KNOCKED DOWN MOMS HOT CURLING IRON. D: LEFT AR M BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS BURNED ON HOT CURLING IRON. DX: R FOREARM BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED ARM ON A CURLING IRON 5 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
MOM STRAIGHTENING HAIR AND IRON FELL ONTO PTS FOREARM; BURN OF FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PULLED IN CORD OF CURLING IRON FELL ONTO PT'S FOREAMN AND HAND DX- 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO FOREARM AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
REACHED OVER A HOT POT THAT IS USED TO HEAT CURLERS. DX 3RD DEGREE BUR N ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2008Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials
PT PRESENTS WITH BURN TO L FOREARM & ELBOW; PT FELL ON HAIR STRIGHTNER THAT WAS LYING ONT HE FLOOR. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LUE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED ARM ON CURLERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
UNCLE WAS USING A CURLING IRON, & PUT IT DOWN, PT GRABBED THE CORD & PULLED IT DOWN ON HIS ARM / WRIST. DX: BURN TO LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN TO FOREARM, BURNED ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2008Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO L FOREARM 2 DAYS PRIOR WHEN HE RAN INTO A CURLING IRON BEING HELD BY SISTER. MOM JUST NOTICED BURN DX 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2008Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PTS MOM STATES CHILD ACCIDENTLY PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON ARM DX RT LOWER ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED SELF WITH CURLING IRON/FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER ARM, PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2008Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED ARM WITH CURLING IRON BURN ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2008Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
TOUCHED CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS @ HOME PULLED MOM'S HOT CURLING IRON ONTO LEFT ARM. DX BURN TO LEFT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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