Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2008 - Neck

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 21
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/27/2008Age: 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, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL OFF THE BED AT HOME AND LANDED ON A HOT CURLING IRON. HAS SMALL BURN AND SOME BLISTERS TO NECK. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2008Age: 5 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
PT TOOK A HAIR BAND FROM HER HAIR AND SNAPPED HER NECK NOW THERE IS SWE LLING ON NECK STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.