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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 541
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:94
Year 1999:17
Year 2001:50
Year 2002:83
Year 2003:69
Year 2004:71
Year 2010:153

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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: 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: 07/04/2004Age: 61 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
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT FOREARM, CRAWLING IN BATHROOM, WRAPPED CORD AROUND HIMSELF, GRABBED CURLING IRON, BURNT SELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 52 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE BURNED HER LT FOREARM WHEN SHE TOUCHED HER DAUG HTERS CURLING IRON, IT THEN BECAME INFECTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2002Age: 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
DX:L FOREARM SUPERFICIAL BURN WITH CELLULITIS. BUMPED ARM AGAINST HOT C URLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2002Age: 53 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
PATIENT BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON. D: PARTIAL THICK BURN, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2001Age: 56 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2001Age: 56 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2001Age: 60 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/1999Age: 65 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/1997Age: 54 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/1997Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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