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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2005 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 419
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:350
6-15 years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2005Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops
PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER, BURNED UPPER ARM/ BURN LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT C/O BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM WITH A CURLING IRON DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN - LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CHILD PULLED HOT CURLING IRON DOWN ONTO ARM THIS MORNING. D:SECOND DEGR EE BURN, UPPER AND LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT IN BEDROOM AT HOME PLAYING WITH 2 YO COUSIN, MOM THINKS COUSIN TURNED ON CURLING IRON, PT BURNED UPPER ARM ON IRON; 2ND DG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Counters or countertops
PULLED CURLING IRON OFF COUNTER BURN LEFT UPPER AND LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R ARM; CHILD STATES 15 MIN AGO SISTER WAS CHASING HER AND ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED CURLING IRON ON R ARM 2 HRS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN ARM FROM CURLING IRON 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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