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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
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Date: 10/25/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops
AUNT LEFT STRAIGTENING IRON ON - IRON FELL OFF COUNTER AND FELL ONTO PT S LEFT LEG. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2004Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
11 MONTH OLD MALE PULLED CORD ON HOT HAIR STRAIGHTNER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON;BURN TO LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2004Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FLAT STRAIGHTENING IRON FELL ON PT'S R ARM & R LEG. R ARM 1ST DEGREE BURN & R LEG 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT GRABBED MOTHERS CURLING IRON BY THE HANDKLE AND TOUCHED THE OTHER EN D TO RIGHT LOWER LEG THERMAL BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops
BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT FELL BURNING LEG ON HAIR "OVEN" FOR CURLING IRON AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, INCREASED PAIN; LOWER LEG BURN, FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2004Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT GRABBED A CURLING IRON AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2004Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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