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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
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Date: 12/15/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED ON A BARRETT AND FELL DOWN STEPS. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX LAC SCALP: FOP REPORTS PT W LY'G ON THE GROUN W ANOTHER CHILD W RUN'G; TRIP'D, & FELL ON HEAD OF PT, PUSH'G HAIR CLIP INTO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWELLING OF TEMPORAL AREA, RAISED/RED BUMPS TO SIDE OF HEAD, MOM STARTE D PUTTING RUBBER BANDS IN HAIR LAST WEEK, BUMPS AFTER;STAPH INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT FELL AT DAYCARE AND DECORATIVE BOW HAIR CLIP EMBEDDED INTO SCAL P. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT PLAYING OUTSIDE, BROTHER RAN INTO PT, FELL BACK HITTING HEAD WI TH 3 BEADS IN HER HAIR; SCALP CONTUSION, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/01/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PLAYING OUTSIDE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING OCCIPIT ON A ?BARRETTE >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Beds or bedframes
FELL OFF BED AND BARRETTE WENT INTO HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FELL WHILE JUMPING AND BARRETTE CUT HEAD. DX. HEAD LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT HAD A BARETTE IN HAIR AND FELL STRUCK BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FELL ON HAIRBOW;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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