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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Football |
| PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL WHEN SHE HIT HER HEAD BREAKING A PIECE OF BARETTE OFF INTO HER SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT HAD HAIR IN BRAIDS WITH RUBBER BANDS, SPRAYED HEAD WITH MOISTUR IZER, HAS RASH ON SCALP; DX: PUSTULOR RASH TO SCALP WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GOT HAIR DECORATION PUSHED INTO HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CUT SCALP WHEN FELL ON HAIR CLIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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