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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT WITH EAR INJURY AFTER BOBBY PIN STUCK IN EAR; LEFT WITHOUT BEIN G SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHILD PUT A BOBBY PIN IN EAR FORCEFULLY HURT SELF DX: FOREIGN BODY IN EAR/TRAUMA TO EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUT HAIRBAND END INTO EAR DX: F.B. (HAIRBAND) IN EAR--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT C/O RT EAR PAIN SINCE MONDAY AT PICKING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN. DX - OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STUCK HAIRPIN IN EAR ABRASION LEFT EXTERNAL EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, First aid equipment |
| PATIENT STUCK BOBBY PIN AND *** IN EAR TRYING TO GET WAX OUT, NOW HASDR AINAGE AND ITCHING IN EAR; PERFORATED EAR DRUM, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT'S 8YO BRO. STUCK BOBBY PIN IN HIS EAR. SCHOOL NURSE THOUGHT SHE SAW BLOOD IN EAR + REFERRED TO ED. DX.: TM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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