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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,151
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Date: 12/31/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: 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
BURN <10% BSA FOREARM SIZE OF DIME INTACT BLISTER FROM CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Sports and recreational activity
6 YOF WENT TO SLEEP WITH AHAIR TIE WRAPPED AROUND HER LT RING FINGER- ALSO FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM IN GYM CLASS. DX; LT FOREARM SPRAIN,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2007Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: 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
ACC DROPPED A PLUGGED IN CURLING IRON ONTO ARM >> BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
MOM DROPPED CURLING IRON ON PTS ARM. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2007Age: 13 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, Clothing irons
MOM LEFT CURLING IRON OR IRON OUT AND PT RAN INTO IT BURNING FOREARM AT HOME; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2007Age: 19 monthsSex: 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
BURNED ARM ON HOT HAIR BUMPERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED L ARM ON CURLING IRON AT HOTEL. DX. BURN L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2007Age: 21 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 BURNT LOWER ARM ON A CURLING IRON- SECOND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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 BUMPED INTO HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER @ HOME CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 22 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
BURN TO R FA W/CURLING IRON DX; FA BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: 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 R FOREARM AND L HAND ON HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME DX 2 DEG BURN R FOREARM L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: 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 YESTERDAY, INCREASE SWELLING NOTED, 8X2 CM ARE A EDEMA/SLIGHT ERYTHEMA, BURN FOREARM 1ST DEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED ARM LIFTING A HOT CURLING IRON WHEN MOM LEFT ROOM AND LEFT IT PL UGGED IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2007Age: 6 monthsSex: 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, Counters or countertops
6 MO OLD FEMALE PULLED A CURLING IRON DOWN OFF COUNTER, IT FELL & BURNE HER RT FOREARM. DX: SMALL PART. THICKNESS BURN TO RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: 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
PLAYING WITH CURLING IRON/FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2007Age: 13 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, Counters or countertops
FOREARM BURN-PULLED HOT CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER ONTO ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2007Age: 13 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
13 MO OLD FEMALE WAS PLAYING IN THE BATHROOM, WHILE MOM WAS GETTING READY, SHE PULLED ON CURLING IRON CORD, ARM BURNED. DX: 1ST & 2ND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: 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
BURNED R ARM WITH CURLING IRON DX: THERMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2007Age: 22 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, Tables
PULLED HOT CURLING IRON OFF THE TABLE ONTO FA " BURN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2007Age: 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.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN FELL ON A HOT CURLING IRON. DX; 1ST.& 2ND.DEG.BURNS RT.FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2007Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: 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
BURNED L FOREARM ON CURLING IRON#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
DX BURN RIGHT FOREARM: DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2007Age: 12 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
PT BURNED ARM 3 DAYS AGO WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2007Age: 18 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 FOREARM ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2007Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: 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
BURNED BY CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: 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
DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT ARM: FROM CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2007Age: 15 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, Counters or countertops
PT PULLED A CURLING IRON DOWN FROM THE BATHROOM COUNTER SUSTAINED A TH ERMAL BURN TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2007Age: 19 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
19 YO MALE BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON CURLING IRON SECOND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: 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 WAS BURNED BY MOTHER'S CURLING IRON. DX: BURN R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2007Age: 9 monthsSex: 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
PT PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ON HIMSELF, NOW W/BURN AND BLISTERING TO FO REARM; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
B URNED FOREARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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, Bicycles or accessories
BURNED ARM ON CURLING IRON 2 DAYS AGO. RIDING BIKE TODAY AND FELL, POP PING BLISTERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2007Age: 9 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
1-2 DEGREE BURNS TO R ARM; MOM STATES CHILD PULLED HAIR STRAIGHTENER DO WN ONTO HIMSELF @ THEIR HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: 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
SLEPT ONTO CURLING IRON BURNING FA "BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2007Age: 3 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
BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2007Age: 15 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
PATIENT REACHING FOR HER TOOTHBRUSH WHEN ACCIDENTALLY PUT FOREARM ON CU RLING IRON YESTERDAY,BLISTERED YESTERDAY, NOW OPENED UP; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: 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 WAS BURNED ON CURLING IRON. DX: R ARM BURN, LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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 LEFT FOREARM WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
28 YOF BURN CURLING IRON BR BURN 1ST L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2007Age: 8 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 BY CURLING IRON DX FOREARM SECONDARY BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2007Age: 12 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, Counters or countertops
DX RIGHT LOWER ARM 2ND DEGREE BURN: PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: 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
4 DAYS AGO PT PULLED A CURLING IRON ONTO HER ARM. NOW WOUND IS DRAINING AND YELLOW LOOKING. DX HEALING BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2007Age: 19 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
FELL ONTO "FLAT IRON"AT FRIENDS HOUSE MINOR BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: 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
PULLED ON CORD OF HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME BURN FOREARM W/BLISTERING IN CENTER 2ND DEGREE <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2007Age: 3 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT HIS ARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON, AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: 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
BURNED ON FOREARM WITH HAIR CURLER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2007Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
35 YO BURN ARM ON CURLING IRON BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 11 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
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT ARM - PT PULLED THE CORD OF CURLING IRON AND GOT BURNED FROM IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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