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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,410
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Date: 12/15/2010Age: 17 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
17 MO MALE BURNED ARM ON A STRAIGHTENING IRON WHILE AT BABYSITTERS HOUS E. DX BURN - ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
5 YO M, C/O BURN TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER TOUCHING HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON , DX BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 6 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, Floors or flooring materials
6MOM CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN BATHROOM AND PULLED DOWN A HAIR STRAIGHTENER ONTO HIS L FOREARM. HAS SMALL BURN TO FOREARM. DX THERMAL BURN L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: 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
3YOF BURNED RT FOREARM ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2010Age: 10 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
10 MOF, MOM DROPPED CURLING IRON ON CHILDS ARM, BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2010Age: 25 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
25 YR OLD FEMALE DROPPED HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON ON FOREARM BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2010Age: 9 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
9MOF PLAYING IN HALLWAY WHILE MOM WAS STRAIGHTENING HAIR IN BATHROOM W/ STAIGHENING IRON, PULLED CORD TO STAND UP, IRON FELL ON PT;BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2010Age: 7 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
7 MOM BABY GRABBED UNPLUGGED FLAT IRON THAT MOM HAD JUST USED AND IT LA NDED ON HIM. DX: BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2010Age: 61 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
61YOF BURN TO FOREARM WITH HOT CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2010Age: 34 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
34YOF INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN HIT AGAINST HOT CURLING IRON. DX; L.FO REARM SUPERFICIAL 1ST.DEG.BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2010Age: 47 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
47 YOF, LOWER ARM BURN, PT. HAD SEIZURE PASSED OUT, WOKE UP WITH HOT C URLING IRON, LAYING ON FOREARM, CAUSING BURN TO SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2010Age: 12 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
12MOF MOM STRAIGHTENING HAIR WITH FLAT IRON, PT CAME FROM BEHIND FALLIN G ON IRON WITH ARM BETWEEN FLAT PLATES; FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 15 monthsSex: 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
15MOM- PT PULLED ONTO CORD OF HOT CURLING IRON BURN TO FOREARM & UPPER BICEP. DX RIGHT FOREARM /BICEP BURN 3CM X1.5 PARTAIL THICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2010Age: 51 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
51YOF BURN TO ARM FROM CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2010Age: 27 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers
BURN FOREARM - 27 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH SELF INFLICTED BURN TO FOREAR M WITH CURLING IRON - ALSO SUPERFICIAL RAZOR BLADE CUTS TO FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2010Age: 34 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
34YOF SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM CURLING IRON*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2010Age: 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
2 YR F BURNED LOWER ARM WITH HAIR IRON;DX BURNE D LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2010Age: 7 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
7 M F BURNED LOWER ARM WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2010Age: 4 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
4YOF PLAYING WITH A CURLING IRON AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN T O LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2010Age: 17 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, Counters or countertops
17MOF PULLED A CURLING IRON OFF THE BATHROOM COUNTER SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2010Age: 11 monthsSex: 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
11 MO M PULLED DOWN A CURLING IRON AND IT HIT ARM;DX THERMAL BURN LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2010Age: 6 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
6MOM CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR AND PULLED THE CORD OF A HOT CURLING IRON AN D IT FELL ONTO LOWER ARM THERMAL BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
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
6 Y FEMALE AT THE HAIR DRESSER AND A FLAT IRON FELL ON FOREARM DX: THERMAL BURN TO FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24YOF BURNED ARM WITH CURLING IRON LAST TUESDAY. DX. FOREARM CELLULITIS .*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2010Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
26YOF BURN FROM HOT CURLING IRON TO R. FOREARM DX::2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2010Age: 3 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
3 Y/O F WAS HUMPING AND LANDED ON A FLAT IRON AND BURNED HER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2010Age: 15 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
15 YOF BURNED WITH HOT FLAT IRON. DX: BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2010Age: 6 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
6MOF PULLED ON CORD OF CURLING IRON, IT FELL ONTO HER R FOREARM DX- BU RN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2010Age: 15 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
15MOF BURNED FOREARM ON A HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON. DX. FOREARM BURN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 4 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
BURN FROM CURLING IRON. 3RD DEGREEN BURN FOREARM. 4 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2010Age: 10 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
10 MO MALE PULLED A FLAT IRON ONTO ARM. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2010Age: 6 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
6YOF; BURN TO ARM WHILE MOM WAS STRAIGHTENING HER HAIR. D: BURN TO AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2010Age: 8 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
8 YO FEMALE BURNED ARM ON A CURLING IRON. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2010Age: 9 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
9MOF-FOREARM BURN-MOM'S HOT STRAIGHTENING IRON FELL ON PT'S ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2010Age: 2 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
2 YO FEMALE BURNED FOREARM ON A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2010Age: 5 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, Car seats
PT BURNED FOREARM ON HOT CURLING IRON THAT NEXT TO CARSEAT THAT PT WAS SITTING IN, DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2010Age: 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
13 YO F WITH A THERMAL BURN TO ARM FROM HOT HAIR IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 2 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
2YOF PT PULLED A HOT FLAT IRON DOWN OFF OF A DRESSER ONTO HER L FOREARM YEST. PT HAS BLISTERING. DX L FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2010Age: 6 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
6 YOF SUS BURN TO FOREARM FROM CURLING IRON WHILE GETTING HER HAIR DONE %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2010Age: 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
12 MONTH F BURNED HER ARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON DX: 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2010Age: 2 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
2 YO MALE BURNED ARM ON A CURLING IRON. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2010Age: 9 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
9 MOF BURNED LOWER ARM WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2010Age: 5 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
5 YO FEMALE BURNED WITH A FLAT IRON ON THE ARM. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2010Age: 11 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
11MOF GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON, 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2010Age: 12 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
12 MO M BURNED WHEN CURLING IRON FELL FROM DRESSER;DX BURNED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2010Age: 9 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, Floors or flooring materials
9MOF-PT FELL ONTO HAIR STRAIGHTNER, WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR NOW HAS BURN TO RIGHT INNER FOREARM. DX RIGHT FOREARM BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24 Y FEMALE REPORTS ELECTRICAL BURN TO FOREARM WHEN CORD ON CURLING IRON SPARKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2010Age: 33 yearsSex: 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
33YOF DROPPED CURLING IRON ON FOREARM AND BURNED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2010Age: 5 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, Windowsills or frames
5 YOM SITTING ON FLOOR WRITING LETTER, KNOCKED FLAT IRON HAIR STRAIGHTE NER OFF WINDOWSILL, DROPPED ON FOREARM. DX: BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2010Age: 5 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
5 MOM SIBLING PULLED ON CURLING IRON CORD CAUSING CURLING IRON TO FALL ONTO PATIENT DX: BURN, ARM, 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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