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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 0-5 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
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Date: 11/28/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FELL ON HAIR STRAIGHTENER IRON;DX BURNED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2009Age: 6 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
6 MO OLD FEMALE PULLED CURLING ION ONTO HER LOWER LEG. DX-RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2009Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS HOME UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT PULL HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON OFF THE BUREAU BY CORD BURN TO LEG. DX 2 PARTAIL THCK/ BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2009Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS BURNED BY CURLING IRON DX: L LOWER LEG 1/2 DEG BURN 5% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2009Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO R LEG FROM HAIR FLATENING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED LEG ON CURLING IRON. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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