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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
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Date: 11/12/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
12 Y/O FEMALE HAD BARRETTE IN MOUTH THIS EVENING. CHEWED & SWALLOWED A PIECE. DX: FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CHILD SWALLOWED BEAD FROM SMALL HAIR TIE LAST NIGHT. NOW WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING. D:POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY, THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
INGESTED FOREIGN BODY: SWALLOWED BOBBY PIN, VOMITED INSTANTLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
APPROX 19:30, PT SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2005Age: 7 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
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR SWALLOWING A SMALL BALL OFF HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN ACCIDENTLY. FOREIGN BODY (BOBBY PIN) IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 13 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
PT HAD A HIAR CLIP MOUTH AND A TOOTH OF IT BROKE OFF AND XHILD SWALLOWE D IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWALLOWED A BROKEN BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN, FB/IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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