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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| C/O EYE PAIN&TEARING S/P ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED EYE BALL WITH HOT CURLING IRON>> CRONEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CURLING HAIR W/ HOT CURLING IRON SUDDENLY PULLED BACK CONTACTING HER LEFT EYE. DX BURN TO LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION/INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED EYE WITH A CURLING IRON. D:CORNEAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ACCIDENTALY WHILE CURLING HAIR,TOUCHED EYE WITH THE HOT SURFACE OF THE CURLING IRON>> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STS USING CURLING IRON, BURNED R EYE DX CORNEAL BURN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS CURLING HAIR WITH CURLING IRON, SHE BURNED CORNEA, NOW HAS BLURRY VISOION TO RIGHT EYE. DX RIGHT CORNEA BURN W/ CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CURLING IRON BURNED EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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