Accidents - Glue guns - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 653
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	279
16-25 years old:	76
26-50 years old:	280
50+ years old:	16

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	357	Lower Leg:	91
Face:	76	Upper Leg:	76
Hand:	26	Lower Arm:	22

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 7 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: Glue guns
PT BURNED FINGER ON A HOT GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PT BURNED FINGER 2/ HOT GLUE GUN 1 WK AGO. SITE INFECTED. DX: (L) INDEX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PT. HERE FOR EARACHE- 1 WK. AGO PT. BURNEDLT. PINKY FROM GLUE GUN DX: LT. SMALL FINGER DUE TO BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PT BURNED FINGER ON NEW GLUE GUN. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURNED BY HOT GLUE GUN AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Glue guns, Tables
RT FOREARM CT-AT HOME-WALKIING-CARRYING A GLUE GUN-ARM HIT A TABLE-PT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURNED FINGER WITH GLUE GUN- LT. 5TH FINGER DX:2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURN FROM HOT GLUE GUN BURN LOWER LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns, Adhesives
PT WAS AT CAMP AND WAS USING A HOT GLUE GUN AND THE HOT GLUE CAME OUT AND LANDED ON HER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BACKED INTO GLUE GUN DX. CALF BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
10 YOM TOUCHED HOT GLUE GUN BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURNED HANDS WITH GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PT BURNED FINGER WITH A HOT GLUE GUN DX: LT 2ND FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns
BURNED ON HOT GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURNED FINGER WITH HOT GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Glue guns, Adhesives
PT WAS USING A HOT MELT GLUE GUN OVERHEAD GLUE DROPPED DOWN ON HIS FACE & ADHERED TO HIS UPPER EYELASHES ON LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns, Adhesives
USING A GLUE GUN IN SCIENCE CLASS AT HIGH SCHOOL AT 0930, HOT GLUE CAME OUT ONTO FINGER WHEN INSERTING NEW GLUE STICK. DX 2ND DEG BURN LT INDEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 27 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: Glue guns, Adhesives
PT.REPORTED USING HOT GLUE GUN C/O GLUE WASTING ON FINGERS. DX-1% BURN LT.4TH DIGIT LT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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