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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 91
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Date: 07/07/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SISTER WAS USING CURLING IRON TOUCHED IT BURN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
KEPT " ***" TIED AROUND HER WRIST ALL NIGHT, WOKE UP WITH HANDSWOLLEN, & RED. DX; LBFE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/17/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ACC BURN LT WRIST ONTO COUSIN'S CURLING IRON >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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