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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,004
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/25/2010 | 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 |
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.47YOF WAS USING A CURLING IRON AND HIT EYE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
47YOF TRYING TO REMOVE EAR WAX FROM EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN NOW EAR IS BLE EDING ABRASION EAR CANAL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 44 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 |
44 YOF WAS BURNED BY CURLING IRON. DX: R HAND FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
48 YOF SUSTAINED A CORNEAL BURN WHILE USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
48 YOM DX 1ST,2ND DEGREE BURN OF HAND - S/P PT GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON BY ACCIDENT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
39 YO F STEPPED ON THE PRONG PORTION OF HER CURLING IRON WITH RT FOOT, FELL TWISTING RT FOOT. HAS MULTIPLE SCEROSIS. DX CONTUSION RT FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
42 YOF DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P DUE TO DIRECT TRAUMA AT HOME,PT GOT BURNT WITH CURLING IRON TONIGHT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
46 Y/O F TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON FINGER BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
32 YOF LEANED FORWARD AND BREAST HIT HOT CURLING IRON. DX: R BREAST SECOND DEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
34YOF INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN HIT AGAINST HOT CURLING IRON. DX; L.FO REARM SUPERFICIAL 1ST.DEG.BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
47 YOF, LOWER ARM BURN, PT. HAD SEIZURE PASSED OUT, WOKE UP WITH HOT C URLING IRON, LAYING ON FOREARM, CAUSING BURN TO SKIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Ceilings and walls |
31 YOF FELL AT CASINO, HAD HAIR CLIP AND HIT HEAD ON THE WALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
37 YOF WAS USING A CURLING IRON AND DISLOCATED HER SHOULDER SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
40 Y/O FEMALE WAS CURLING HAIR WITH CURLING IRON & BURNT BACK OF HAND DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
32YOF WAS CLEANING EARS WITH BOBBY PIN AND GOT IT LODGED IN EAR CANAL DX: EAR CANAL AB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
A 29 YOF, RESTRAINED DRIVER ON EXPY,IN MVA, HAD HAIRCLIP IN HEAD, HIT H EAD ON HEADREST, CONTUSION TO HEAD WITH HEADACHE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
36YOF BURNED LEFT HAND ON A CURLING IRON, 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURN TO LEFT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 27 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
BURN FOREARM - 27 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH SELF INFLICTED BURN TO FOREAR M WITH CURLING IRON - ALSO SUPERFICIAL RAZOR BLADE CUTS TO FOREARMS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
34YOF SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM CURLING IRON* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
44YOM USING A *** TO SCRATCH INSIDE OF EAR SUSTAINED AN ABRASIONTHAT GO T INFECTED OTITIS EXTERNA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
26YOF YANKED ON THE CORD OF A FLAT IRON AND IT FLEW INTO EYE RUPTURE EY EBALL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 28 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: Foreign Body |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
28YOF, CLEANING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN&ACC PUSHED EARBAD OF MUSIC PLAYER IN TO EAR>>FB REMOVAL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
FINGER BURN. 33 YOF BURNED FINGER ON A FLAT IRON WHEN DOING HAIR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Swimming |
33 YOM EAR ABRASION WITH OTITIS EXTERNA, SCRATHCED HIS EAR WITH A HAIR PIN AND THEN WENT SWIMMING AND DEVELOPED PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 31 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: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
DX SPRAIN HAND: 31YOF SUDDEN ONSET PN & LOM R THUMB, SPRAIN' THUMB W TYING SCRUNCHIE TO HAIR; HAD POP NOISE @ IP OF THUMB, |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
38 YOM WAS DIGGING IN LEFT EAR WITH BOBBY PIN EAR PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
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 |
26YOF BURN FROM HOT CURLING IRON TO R. FOREARM DX::2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
48YOBF PT BURNED L EYE W/ CURLING IRON WHEN SHE DROPPED THE IRON AND I T HIT HER IN THE EYE. DX. L CORNEAL BURN, ABRASION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
27 Y FEMALE BURNED LF PALM ON CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
50 YO F BURNED HAND WHEN GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON. GRABBED WRONG END OF CURLING IRON. DX:HAND BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
30 YR FEMALE STEPPED ON A FLAT IRON (FLAT CURLING IRON) DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
27 YOF BURNED FINGER W/FLAT IRON RECENTLY. DX: CELLULITIS L MIDDLE FINGER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
50YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN R EYE BY FRIENDS HAIR PIN DX- CORNEAL ABRA, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
46 YOF DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCK - S/P DUE TO HOT CURLING IRON YESTERDAY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
26YOF TOUCHED LT EYE WITH CURLING IRON DX: CORNEAL BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
RT TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RUPTURE.46YOF WAS USING A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAR OUT R T EAR AND SON BUMPED INTO PT CAUSING BOBBY PIN TO INJURE EAR. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
28YOF,BURN TO RIGHT FOOT S/P SHE DROPED A CURLING IRON ON HER FOOT BLISTER POPED BY HER DOG ACCIDENTALLY STEPPING ON FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
29 YOF BURNED HAND ON CURLING IRON. DX: R HAND BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
EYE BURN-50YOF-HIT EYE W/A CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
36 YOF BURN TO EYE FROM CURLING IRON |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
29YOF STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN RIGHT EAR TO CLERAN IT OUT AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO EAR CANAL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
26 YOF STEPPED ON CURLING IRON 1 WK AGO. DX: L FOOT BURN SECOND DEG, CELLULITIS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
49YOF DEVELOPED UPPER BACK PAIN WHILE CURLING HAIR ACUTE UPPER BACK PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
LEFT EAR PAIN CLEANING WITH BOBBY PIN. EAR PAIN 31YOF |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
33YOF DROPPED CURLING IRON ON FOREARM AND BURNED IT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/02/2010 | 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 |
48YOF HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A WARM CURLING IRON LAST NIGHT. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION.* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/28/2010 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
DX CELLULITIS FOOT W LYMPHANGITIS: 33YOF NOTICED SWELL' AFTER DROP' CURL' IRON ON L FOOT 2D AGO. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR TO CLEAN IT. EAR PAIN OTITIS MEDIA 31YOF |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/11/2010 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
42YOF, C/O THIGH REDNESS WITH MILD SWELLING AFTER ACC BURNT SELF WITH F LAT IRON>>BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
31 YOF BURN TO FACE FROM A HOT CURLING IRON |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/17/2010 | 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 |
48YFC WENT TO HUG DAUGHTER AND DAUGHTERS HAIR PIN SCRATCHED EYE ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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