Accidents - Hair grooming equipment or accessories - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	62
16-25 years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories
PT WAS AT HOME AND PLAYING AROUND A HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND GOT BURNED ON THE FOREARM C/O PAIN. DX: BURN GRADEI-II
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories, Refrigerators
PROB. OVERUSE INJ R ARM DUE TO HAIR STRAIGHTNER,STRAIN:USING HAIR STRAIGHTNER ALOT,R ARM PAIN,ADMITS TO PUNCHING REFRIGERATOR,HAND SWOLLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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