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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 508
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 20 YO F COMPLAINING OF DAILY HEADACHE X 1MONTH SINCE BURNING LEFT SIDE OF SCALP W/ CURLING IRON. DX:HEADACHE, SKIN MASS ON SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 18YO HISP FEMALE FELL WHEN PUTTING BOBBY PIN IN HAIR - PIN RETAINED IN SCALP , BEHIND EAR, DX FOREIGN BODY - REMOVAL - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 3 WKS AGO, PT WAS STABBED ON TOP OF HEAD WITH BOBBY PIN WHILE HAIRDRESS ER WAS FIXING HAIR. HAS SCALP LESION. D: SCALP ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN SCALP AREA, PT USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| INJ BACK OF HEAD, PONY TAIL, USING A HAIRPIN. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 19 years | 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 |
| 19 YO FEMALE USED NEW CURLERS AND HAS BUMPS ON SCALP SKIN INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN HAIR PIN STUCK IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT INV IN A ?MINOR MVC,WAS WEARING HAIRCLIP, WENT BACK HOME, MOM NOTE D BLEEDING FROM HAIR SUSTAINED" HEAD LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RESTRAINED DRIVER IN MVA, ATTEMPTING TO CROSS TRAFFIC ON 4-LANE HIGHWAY STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE, WEARING HAIR CLIP AT TIME. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Amusement attractions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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