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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED ON A BARRETT AND FELL DOWN STEPS. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX LAC SCALP: FOP REPORTS PT W LY'G ON THE GROUN W ANOTHER CHILD W RUN'G; TRIP'D, & FELL ON HEAD OF PT, PUSH'G HAIR CLIP INTO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SWELLING OF TEMPORAL AREA, RAISED/RED BUMPS TO SIDE OF HEAD, MOM STARTE D PUTTING RUBBER BANDS IN HAIR LAST WEEK, BUMPS AFTER;STAPH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT FELL AT DAYCARE AND DECORATIVE BOW HAIR CLIP EMBEDDED INTO SCAL P. DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT PLAYING OUTSIDE, BROTHER RAN INTO PT, FELL BACK HITTING HEAD WI TH 3 BEADS IN HER HAIR; SCALP CONTUSION, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLAYING OUTSIDE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING OCCIPIT ON A ?BARRETTE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OFF BED AND BARRETTE WENT INTO HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FELL WHILE JUMPING AND BARRETTE CUT HEAD. DX. HEAD LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT HAD A BARETTE IN HAIR AND FELL STRUCK BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FELL ON HAIRBOW;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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