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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 0-5 years old - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
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Date: 12/11/2010Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops
15MOM PULLED MOM'S CURLING IRON OFF BATHROOM COUNTER ONTO LOWER LEG; 1S T/2ND DEGREE BURN TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2010Age: 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
A 4 YOF HAD HOT HAIR CURLERS FALL ON PTS LEG AT HOME, BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
4YOF GOT STUCK IN LT CALF, WITH A BOBBY PIN, IT WENT IN QUITE A WAYS. DX: CALF TRAUMA- PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2010Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: 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
20 M M BURNED LOWER LEG WITH CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: 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, Windowsills or frames
2YOM, MOM USING FLAT IRON TO STRAIGHTEN HAIR, PLACED IT ON WINDOSILL&WE NT TO BATHROOM, LATER FD PT CRYING WITH IRON ON HIS LEG>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 11 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
11 MONTH M PULLED CORD OF MOM'S CURLING IRON 3 DAYS AGO AND WAS BURNED ON LEG. NOW WITH FEVER. DX:FEVER, UNKNOWN SOURCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2010Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
12MOM WALKED ON A HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND BURNT RIGHT LEG AND FOOT. DX: 1 ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS OF RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
3 YO F TRIPPED FELL ON CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2010Age: 19 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
CALF BURN-19MOM-TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
2 YR M BURNED LOWER LEG ON CURLING IRON;DX BURNED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2010Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
23 MO FEMALE BURNED LEG ON A CURLING IRON. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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