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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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Date: 12/01/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STATES HE SWALLOWED METAL HAIR CLIP PT C/O EPIGASTRIC PAIN FB INGEST ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
9 YOF SWALLOWED HAIR CLIP INGESTED F' OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
9 YO F SWALLOWED HAIR CLIP INGESTION FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
6 YO BF - FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - BY HISTORY - SWALLOWED A SMALL PLAS TIC HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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