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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 192
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS CLEANING LEFT EAR WITH A HAIR PIN AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO E AR CANAL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, First aid equipment |
| PT LEANING RIGHT EAR WITH A *** AND A BOBBY PIN NOW EAR HURTS PERFORATE D EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 LEFT EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 43 YO FEMALE CLEANED EAR WTIH BOBBY PIN EAR DRUM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PUNCTURED EAR DRUM WITH A BOBBY PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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