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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
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Date: 09/25/2003Age: 10 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
PT BURNED ON LT LEG BY CURLING IRON, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 11 monthsSex: 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
PT BURNED LOWER LEG ON A CURLING IRON DX LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: 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
PT BURNED LOWER LEG WITH A CURLING IRON. DX LOWER LEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: 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
ROLLED INTO CURLING WARMER FOR HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2003Age: 16 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 WITH CURLING IRON DX BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: 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
PT FELL ONTO CURLING IRON STOVE ON SAT FALLING BACKWARDS WITH LT LEG BU RNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2003Age: 29 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
RT LOWER LEG BURN-SAT DOWN ON A HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 9 monthsSex: 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
DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT LOWER LEG: HOT ROLLER DROPPED ONTO LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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