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Accidents - Glue guns - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 27
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:21Lower Arm:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns, Counters or countertops
MOM HAD HOT GLUE GUN ON COUNTER WHEN PT KNOCKED OFF TABLE, GOT HOT GLUE ON FOREARM, MOM WIPE OFF, SKIN CAME OFF W/GLUE; FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2008Age: 0 yearsSex: Not recordedRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
DX SECOND-DEGREE BURN LIF: BURN TO TIP OF L INDEX FROM HOT GLUE GUN APPROX 1HR AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURNED BY HOT GLUE GUN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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