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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2007 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:17
6-15 years old:15
16-25 years old:85

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/06/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
22 YO SHOCK WITH CURLING IRON ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO LIGHT SOCKET, FINGERS RED/SMALL BLISTERS TIPS, ELE CTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Toilets
MOM PLUGGED CURLING IRON THEN LEFT BATHROOM PT SAYS HE PUT IN TOILET THEN PULLED OUT SAYS HE HEARD ZAP ZAP SOUND. DX POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
3 Y/O M SUS A BURN TO THE LEFT HAND X TODAY. PT STUCK A "BOBBY PIN" IN THE ELECTRIC OUTLET AND GOT SHOCKED.DX.THERMAL INJURY LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2007Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING A CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT SUST ELECTRIC SHOCK STUCK HAIR CLIP INTO OUTLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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