Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,034
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	724	Finger:	205
Hand:	195	Wrist:	147
Ear:	138	Face:	111
Foot:	102	Upper Leg:	94
Lower Trunk:	84	Neck:	78
Pubic Region:	69	Lower Arm:	33
Shoulder:	16	Upper Trunk:	16
Lower Leg:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Other fireplaces
1-2% BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM. USING A CURLING IRON NEAR THE FIRE- PLACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 35 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
PT DX RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P BURNING OD WITH CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
45 Y/O M INJURED PENIS WHEN PUT ELASTIC HAIR BAND ON IT TO KEEP ERECTIO N. DX; PENILE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 41 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
HIT EYE WITH HOT CURLING IRON DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION / SUPERFICIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT HIT LT EYE ON CURLING IRON DX: CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
2ND DEG L WRIST BURN/37YOF BURNED WRIST ON A CURLING IRON AT HOME 3 DAY S AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 44 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
PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO INNER THIGH - DUE TO A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SAT ON A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO BUTTOC KS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 43 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 ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON TO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 36 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
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: INJURED EYE WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT DX LT EAR PAIN - PAIN BEGAN AFTER TRYING TO CLEAR OUT HER EAR WITH A HAIRPIN YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
RT FACIAL BURN.PT BURNED FACE WHILE USING A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
49 YOF BURNT WRIST WITH A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	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
44 YO F BURN EYE W/CURLING IRON BURN TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 45 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
DX LEFT HAND BURN: GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	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
BURNED FINGERS ON CURLING IRON DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT. SCRATCHED EAR WITHA BOBBIE PIN. EAR CANAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 BURNED WITH CURLING IRON; TB FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 37 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
LT CHEST BURN-DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON CHEST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
STEPPED ON A HAIR CLIP DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS USING A CURLING IRON AND TWISTED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 33 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
PT. C/O BURN TO EYE FROM A CURLING IRON. C/O BLURRY VISION. DX. C0RNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 28 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
28YOF CURLING IRON SLIPPED AND BURNED R EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, R EY E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
RT LOWER LEG BURN-SAT DOWN ON A HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Rugs or carpets
DX: L FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND. STEPPED ON BOBY PIN IN RUG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SPRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP BARETTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 50 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
50 YOF BURNED ON CURLING IRON BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
RT FOOT, ANKLE, KNEE PAIN. STATES STEPPED ON HAIR CLIP & PUNCTURED FOOT DX; PW RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	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
PT STATES SHE BURNT HER FINGER ON A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
48YOF-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER-DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ONFI NGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
41 YO F TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON CORD LANDING ON SHOULDER CONTUSION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
32 YOF CLEANING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN BUMPED BY SOMEONE LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	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
DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM: BURNED ARM WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 33 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
BURN TO FACE FROM A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX 3RD FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND: BOBBY PIN STUCK TO FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 34 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
PT STATES SHE BURNT HER HAND WITH A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 49 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
WAS CURLING HAIR WHEN CURLING IRON SLIPPED HURT INSIDE OF EYELID. DX: THERMAL BURN (L) CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 31 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
R CORNEAL BURN/31YOF STRUCK EYE WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT BURNED WITH CURLING IRON; 2 DEGREE BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 32 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 HAIR WITH CURLING IRON AND BURNED EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 38 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 CURLING HER HAIR WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS ST ARTLED BY ONE OF HER KIDS TOUCHED THE IRON TO LEFT EYE- THERMAL BURN EY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 HER EYE W/CURLING IRON A FEW MINUTES PTA. DX BURN R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
EAR CANAL ABR. PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN EAR WHEN CLEANING IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 36 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
BURNED EYEBALL WITH CURILING IRON/ CORNEAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
31 YO FEMALE BURNED LEFT EYE WITH CURLING IRON CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT.REPORTED LIFTING DAUGHTER & HAIR BOW STUCK HER IN RT.EYE C/O PAINRED NESS W/FOREIGN BODY SENSTION. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION RT.EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PRESENT W/ITCHING (R) EAR CANAL. SCRATCHED W/BOBBY PIN LAST P.M. C/O PAIN TODAY. DX: OTITIS EXTERNA (R) EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 30 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 OF LEFT HAND CAUSED BY A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 41 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
PT BURNED LT EYE ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNS NECK AREA, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O BLISTERS, NO PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Other fireplaces
DX:BURN TO FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. PT PICKED UP OLD FASHIONED CURLINGIRON THAT WAS IN A FIREPLACE FLAME HEAT IT. NO FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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