Accidents - Glue guns - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,016
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	390
16-25 years old:	165
26-50 years old:	390
50+ years old:	55

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	506	Hand:	259
Upper Leg:	84	Lower Leg:	80
Lower Arm:	71	Head:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
USING HOT GLUE GUN THERMAL BURN RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 10 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 BY GLUE GUN 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEFT 4TH AND 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 49 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: Glue guns
49 YO FEMALE BURNED LEFT THUMB ON HOT GLUE GUN BURN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PT BURNED HAND W/HOT GLUE GUN. DX: L HAND BURN 1ST/2ND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns, Adhesives
PT BURNED HAND WITH HOT GLUE FROM GLUE GUN AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 14 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 ON GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 37 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 FINGERS ON GLUE GUN AT HOME TODAY DX// BURN LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	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: Glue guns
BURNED FINGERS WITH A HOT GLUE GUN. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Glue guns, Buckets or pails
USING GLUE GUN ABOVE THE DOOR, STANDING ONTO BUCKET, LOST BALANCE&FELL ?HITTING HEAD, LATER FD C LOC IN THE BR, "BHT/SYNCOPE''
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
15YOF WAS AT CHURCH USING A GLUE GUN,IT MALFUNCTION,SQUIRTED GLUE ON EXTREMITIES;BURN FIFTH FINGER,LEFT UPPER LEG,2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns, Adhesives
PT WAS BURNED WITH HOT GLUE FROM A GLUE GUN/ BURN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns
14 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEG FROM GLUE GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
BURN L HAND/16YOM AT SCHOOL TODAY BURNED HAND ON HOT GLUE GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 57 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
57 YOF WITH THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO L MIDDLE FINGER FROM GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Glue guns
13 Y/O M SUS A 3RD DEGREE BURN TO HAND X 2 DAYS. PT WHILE AT SCHOOL GOT HOT LIQUID GLUE ON HAND. DX 3RD DEGREE BURN L HAND, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 4 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
BURNS TO (R) THUMB, 2ND & 3RD FINGERS FROM TOUCHING A HOT GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 47 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 USING A HOT GLUE GUN AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT T HIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PLUGGED IN GLUE GUN AND IT SHOT FLAMES AT HER LEG DX- 2ND DEGREE BURN TO (R) THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns, Adhesives
PT HAD SOME GLUE DROP ONTO HAND WHILE USING A HOT GLUE GUN DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON A HOT GLUE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glue guns
8 YO M 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO L FINGERS FROM GLUE GUN NOT GLUE PER PT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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