Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 34
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FINGER ON CURLING IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Televisions
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED METAL PART OF FLAT IRON WHEN PICKING IT UP WHILE WATCHING TV; 1ST DG BURNS OF 3RD/5TH FINGERS, 2ND DG OF 4TH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON BURNING A FINGER >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STUCK A METAL BARRETTE INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET- WOUNDS TO RT INDEX FINGER & THUMB. DX: ELECTRICAL BURNS TO RT INDEX FINGER & THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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