Accidents - Cosmetics - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,162
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	257
Year 2007:	425
Year 2008:	480

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	271	Lower Trunk:	115
Lower Arm:	99	Face:	91
Head:	75	Hand:	73
Pubic Region:	71	Shoulder:	70
Ear:	69	Wrist:	59
Neck:	59	Upper Arm:	59
Toe:	15	All Of Body:	15
Upper Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cosmetics, Floors or flooring materials
PT APPLYING LOTION TO HER LEGS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Cosmetics, Aerosol containers
ALLERGIC SKIN RASH, UNK. ETIOLOGY: STATES 2 DAYS AGO SPRAYED HAIR SPRAY DEVELOPED BURNING PAIN FACE AND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cosmetics, Adhesives
WEARING EYELASHES WITH GLUE, GLUE GOT INTO EYE, DX; SUBCONJUNCTIVITIS H EMORRHAGE L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Cosmetics, Detergents
CHEST/ NECK RASH-? NEW MAKE UP OR DETERGENT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 68 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, Thermal
Product: Cosmetics, Microwave ovens
BURN HAND - 68 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH BURN TO RIGHT HAND AFTER SHE WAS PREPARING HAIR REMOVAL WAX IN MICROWAVE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cosmetics, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
ARM SWEELING / PAIN. GOT TATTOO. SCRATCHED BY A METAL HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cosmetics, Bathtubs or showers
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE APPLYING LOTION IN THE SHOWER >>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cosmetics, Bottles or jars
PUT A DEODORANT BOTTLE INTO HER VAGINA AND THE CAP IS STILL STUCK INSIDE. DX FOREIGN BODY VAGINA / REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cosmetics, Floors or flooring materials
RADIUS FX-SLIPPED IN BABY OIL ON FLOOR-FELL FORWARD-HIT TV STAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cosmetics, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS PUTTING SKIN CREAM ON AND LOST BALANCE AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR . C/O HEAD PAIN. D: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cosmetics, Bathtubs or showers
FACE LAC-SLIPPED ON SHAMPOO-FELL AGAINST A SHOWER WALL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cosmetics, Plastic containers
PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, STRUCK THE PUMP OF A LOTION CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cosmetics, Manual scissors
PEDICURE DONE 2WKS AGO, ACC NIPPED BY SCISSORS, NOW C SKIN FLAP >> HANG NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Cosmetics, Soaps
PT GOT SOAP AND MASCARA IN EYE AT ADULT HOME TODAY DX/ CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Cosmetics, First aid equipment
PT STATES THAT SHE APPLIED A SKIN CLEANSER CALLED *** ON HER EAR WITH A COTTON BALL. C/O CHEMICAL LESION WITH PAIN. D: CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Cosmetics, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING OLEANDERS AND USED *** SUNTAN LOTION FOR 1ST TIME. NOW WITH RASH ON LOWER ARMS. D:CONTACT DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGICRXN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Cosmetics, Soaps
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-GOT LOTION & SOAP IN EYES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cosmetics, Nonglass bottles or jars
REACHING DOWN TO PICKUP HAIRSPRAY BOTTLE, FELL HIT BOTTOM @ NURSING HOME DX HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Cosmetics, Soaps
AT HOME PT C/O RAISED RASH TO FACE,BOTH ARMS,POSS FROM GIRLFRIENDS MAKE UP OR NEW SOAP,DX ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cosmetics, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT WAS IN THE BATHTUB REACHED FOR SHAMPOO AND FELT SHOULDER POP OU T DIAGNOSIS MILD AC SEPERATION LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cosmetics, Exercise
PT WENT FOR A HIKE THIS MORNING AND NOW HAS HIVES/RASH ON NECK, CHEST, BEHIND EARS. PUT ON SUNSCREEN. D:URITICARIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Cosmetics, Floors or flooring materials
PT PUTTING LOTION ON LEGS, HEARD A POP AND FELL TO FLOOR DX: HIP DISLOCATION REDUCTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cosmetics, Nonglass bottles or jars
INSERTED THE TOP OF PLASTIC HAIR SPRAY BOTTLE INTO RECTUM, CAN'T RETRIE VE IT " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cosmetics, Bathtubs or showers
SUDDEN FB SENSATION AFTER SHAMPOOING HAIR IN SHOWER DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cosmetics, Wire
USING LAST BIT OF LOTION OUT OF BOTTLE W/ A WIRE -WIRE CUT WRIST RIGHT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Cosmetics, Bathtubs or showers
EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-? SHAMPOO IN SHOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Cosmetics, Aerosol containers
PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO AERSOL HAIR SPRAY. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cosmetics, Bathtubs or showers
KERATITIS-GOT BATH OIL IN EYES IN SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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