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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,653
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 43 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 BURNED L EYE W/CURLING IRON WHILE CURLING HAIR WHEN IRON SLIPPED & HIT L EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT REPORTS PAIN X 1 MO. IN R EAR AFTER CLEANING EAR W/A HAIR PIN. DX. ACUTE L OTITIS EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 31 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 SOMEHOW HAD BURNS TO ABDOMEN/R LOWER ARM FROM A CURLING IRON @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED L KNEE BURNED KNEE ON HOT CURLERS THAT CHILD LEFT IN BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YOF BURNED FINGERS ON HAIR STRAIGHTNER BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ACC BUMPED HOT CURLING IRON ONTO EYE >> THERMAL CONRNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CLEANED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN ABRASION EAR CANAL DP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED R EYE WITH CURLING IRON,C/O RED EYE,VISION BLURRY DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH METAL HAIR CLIP DX: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT BURNED LEG ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED ANKLE WITH FLAT IRON, DX-BURN L ANKLE , LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN JG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| KNEES BURNED-HOT CURLING IRON FELL ONTO KNEES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON DX// BURN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-USED A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 32 YO GOT TIP OF BOBBY PIN STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED FINGERS ON CURLING IRON. D:BURN, FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH A CURLING IRON. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RIGHT PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT C/O BURN TO BELLY WITH CURLING IRON. DX BURS TO WRIST ABDOMINAL WALL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Dancing |
| CHIN LAC-HIT CHIN ON DANCE PARTNERS HAIR CLIP-@ A PARY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON HAIR PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 37 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, Scald |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| B URNED FOREARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| R CORNEAL ABRASION; CURLING HAIR & CURLING IRON FELL ONTO EYE; STATES C AN SEE BUT IT'S BLURRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 43 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 |
| CORNEAL BURN-HIT HOT CURLING IRON ON EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED ON CURLING IRON. DX: R ARM BURN, LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT USED HAIR CLIP ATO CLEAN EAR, NOW W EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| AT HOME PT DROPPED CURLING IRON ON R UPPER ARM DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS,FIXED L PUPIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT HAS A BURN TO EYE FROM A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28 YOF BURN CURLING IRON BR BURN 1ST L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 45 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 STUCK HAIRPIN INTO R EAR YEST AND NOW C/O PAIN AND RINGING IN HER EA R. DX. ACUTE OTITIS R/L, TRAUMA R EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 33 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 C/O BURNED EYE. PT BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON. DX COREAL ABRASION LFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| STEPPED ON A CLAW-TYPE HAIR CLIP FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YO BURN ARM ON CURLING IRON BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT USING A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| HIT FACE, EYE WITH CURLING IRON, C/O REDNESS, IRRITATION, DX; AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 46 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 |
| SUPERFICIAL LEFT CORNEA BURN-ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF IN EYE WITH HOT C URLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YO DROPPED CURLING IRON ON HAND BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| BURNED LEFT EYE WITH A CURLING IRON WHEN SHE DROPPED IT., BURN, LEFT EY E. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 44 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 |
| CURLING IRON FALLING CAUGHT HOT CURLING IRON RIGHT HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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