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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 199
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Cosmetics, Microwave ovens |
PUT HAIR REMOVAL WAX IN MICROWAVE AND THEN IT SPILLED ON HANDS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cosmetics, Microwave ovens |
BURN HAND - 68 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH BURN TO RIGHT HAND AFTER SHE WAS PREPARING HAIR REMOVAL WAX IN MICROWAVE AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cosmetics, Lighters |
PT PLAYING W/ CAN OF COLOGNE & A LIGHTER. COLOGNE BLEW UP IN PT'S HANDS ?FDA. D:PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS, HANDS, FOREARM, CHEST, NECK, EAR.TRANS |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cosmetics, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
PT HAD NAIL POLISH ON HANDS, CAUGHT FIRE WITH HER CIGARETTE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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