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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
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Date: 12/18/2005Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CRWLED TO BR AND PULLED A HOT CRULING IRON WHICH FELL ON THIGH/LEG " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2005Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
UPPER LEG BURNED ON A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN TO L LEG W/CURLING IRON DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2005Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PULLED ON HOT CURLING IRON DOWN ON HIM CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LT UPPER AND LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR BURN TO LEG FROM CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
28YFC BURNED THIGH WITH A CURLING IRON/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2005Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CURLING IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG, INITIALLY RINSED WITH COLD WATER; 2 ND DEGREE BURN FROM THIGH TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/14/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WITH BURNS TO RT THIGH WHILE PLAYING WITH CURLING IRON TODAY, 2ND DE GREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
25 Y/O B/FM BURNED THIGH WHEN SAT ON HOT CURLERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SAT ON CURLING IRON DX. THIGH BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT WAS PICKED UP FROM DAD'S HOUSE AND HAD BURNS ON THIGH THAT DAD SAYS ARE FROM GIRLFRIENDS CURLING IRON. DX; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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