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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,813
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED THERMAL BURN LT EYE WITH CURLING IRON WHILE DOING HER HAIR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A CURLING IRON AND HIT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO POP PIMPLE IN EAR WITH BOBBY PIN ON FRIDAY. COMPLAINING OF EAR PAIN SINCE. D: OTITIS EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX; SUPERFICIAL BURNS R 1ST, 2ND,3RD FINGERS . TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION ( BURN) EY EBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX:SUPERFICIAL BURN TO LEFT CHEEK. CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LT 3RD FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-FINGER INJURED ON A BOBBY PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED CURLING IRON LEFT HAND 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT. CLEANED EAR W/BOBBY PIN. DX. ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA L, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 42 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-POKED IN THE EYE W/ HER CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RT FOREARM BURN-INJURED ON A CURLING IRON @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| USED A BOBBY PIN TO SCRATCH INNER EAR AT HOME DX .B IRRITATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT HAS BOBBY PIN STUCK IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY PIECE OF HAIR CLIP YESTERDAY. DX: R CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN FROM CURLING IRON BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 28 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 |
| BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON. DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SAYS SHE DROPPED A CURLING IRON AND IT HIT HER R EYE. R EYE CORNEAL BURN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED HAND ON CURLING IRON SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNS (R) LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| PATIENT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON ON HER EYE WHILE STYLING HAIR AT HOME. DX-THERMAL BURNS RIGHT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Combs or hairbrushes |
| 38 YO F DIGGING IN EAR W/HAIRPIN AND HAIR PICK CERUMEN IMPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON IN CHESTDX: R BREAST BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LEFT EUSTACHIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION, DEVELOPED PAIN IN EAR AFTER CLEANING EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STATES A FLY FLEW INTO HIS EAR, GOT STUCK THERE WHEN HE USED ABOBBY PIN IN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE DX:FOREIGN BODY TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRONDX: THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 37 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 WAS BURNED W/CURLING IRON.DX: L CORNEAL THERMAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| WIFE CLEANING EAR WITH H2O2, STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR, LOUD POP, RIGHT EA R STARTED BLEEDING. RIGHT PERFORATED TM, ?RIGHT OTITIS MEDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STATES SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HERSELF IN EYE WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON, BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 39 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 |
| USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME AND BURNED EYE DX R CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX RT POSTERIOR THIGH 2ND DEGREE BURNS - W/CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 31 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED STOMACH WITH CURLING IRON - ABDOMEN BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 44 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 |
| ACUTE CORNEAL BURN TO OS; PT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON ONTO EYE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT INJURED EYE WITH A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 33 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: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PICKED UP HOT CURLING IRON SHE THOUGHT HAD COOLED OFF, BURNED RIGHT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX F.B IN RT EAR/TM RUPTURE - C/O HAIR PIN EMBEDDED IN RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STATES FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS CRAWLING IN HER RIGHT EAR PATIENT PUT A BOBBY PIN IN EAR & PULLED OUT A PC OF SOMETHING BROWN IN COLOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 30 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 |
| LEFT CORN BURN. PT WAS USING CURLING IRON AND IT FELL AGAINST EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STRUCK WITH CURLING IRON CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT FEELS SCRATCHY EAR AS IF SOMETHING CRAWLING IN IT, TRIED TO SCRATCH EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 26 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 DROPPED CURLING IRON AGAINST EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED SCALP 3 DAYS AGO W/CURLING IRON. DX: MILD CELLULITIS TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON AND IT BURNED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ONTO LEG DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 30 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 |
| PATIENT TOUCHED EYE WITH HOT CURLING IRON WHEN CURLING HAIR. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, THERMAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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