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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
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Date: 10/01/2003Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX BURN TO NECK: PULLED CURLING IRON DOWN ONTO SELF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FIRST DEGREE BURN TO RT NECK, USING CONAIR CURLING IRON, CHILD PULLED ON IT DOWN ONTO PATIENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED NECK WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS USING A CURLING IRON AND TWISTED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
LEFT NECK PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. PT BURNED HIS NECK WHEN USING A CURLI NG IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED NECK WITH CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT RESTRAINED DRIVER IN CAR ACCIDENT IN ED WITH CHILDREN, TOP OF H EAD PAIN DUE TO BROKEN HAIR CLIP IN CAR, NECK PAIN; NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/19/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops
PULLING CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNS NECK AREA, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O BLISTERS, NO PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
54 YOF USING CURLING IRON SPRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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