Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,149
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	257	Hand:	255
Ear:	169	Eyeball:	119
Internal:	113	All Of Body:	70
Head:	47	Face:	20
Upper Arm:	15	Foot:	15
Mouth:	15	Neck:	15
Finger:	15	Upper Leg:	11
Lower Trunk:	5

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: 12/22/2006	Age: 15 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
CONTUSED EYE, HIT WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 11 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
11YOF DROPPED HOT HAIR FLATENER/BURN TO L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT GOT CURLING IRON TOO CLOSE TO EYE AT HOME. DX: ULCERATION FROM THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SHOCKED HERSELF WITH A CURLING IRON THAT SHORT-CIRCUITED, PT WAS UNABLE TO LET GO OG IRON. DX: ELECTRICAL INJURY TO RT HAND- NO BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT PUT BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND RECEIVED A SHOCK AT HOME TODA Y DX// ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUST BURN TO FACE FROM CURLING IRON
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: 08/20/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
PT BURNED ARM ON HOT CURLING IRON. D: BURN RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 10 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
PT WAS AT HOME, BURNED LT FORE ARM ON A HOT CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR BURN TO NECK WHEN USING A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 13 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
PT BURNED HAND WITH A HOT CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Animal induced injury
PT GOT SHOCKED BY CURLING IRON WHEN THE DOG BIT THROUGH THE CORD D: ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 6 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
PATIENT WAS JUMPING AROUND ROOM WHEN HIT ARM ON HOT CURLING IRON AT HOM E; FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
HAIR CURLING IRON FELL ONTO PTS INNER LEFT ARM. D : 2ND DEGREE BURN T O LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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
GRABBED CURLING IRON AND BURNED HAND. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN 13 STEPS - BOBBY PIN CUT HER IN FACE. DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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, Knives
PT HAS A BURN ON RT ARM FROM A CURLING IRON, & A CUT ON LT HAND FROM A KITCHEN KNIFE- BOTH LOOK INFECTED. DX; BURN -RESOLVING., MINOR INFECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 13 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
PT GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON AND BURNED LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 13 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
CURLING BANGS, CURLING IRON TOUCHED SCLERA D-CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON BOBBY PIN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 11 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
BURN L HAND ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN TO LT LEG, WITH CURLING IRON, AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE DX: BURN TO LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
PT BURNT RIGHT ARM WITH A CURLING IRON AT HOME DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN IGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
CONTUSED EYE WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	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: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
MOM NOTICED LUMP WHERE PONY TAIL HOLDER IS PLACED DX LYMPH NOIDE ENLAR GEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX: SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN; ABD PAIN; ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 11 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
BURNED ARM ON CURLING IRON DX: L ARM THERMAL BURN
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: 05/06/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
6 YO MALE WAS HIT INMOUTH HWITH HAIR TIE BALL WHEN BANGED HEADS WITH SISTER - DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 6 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
6 YO MALE GRABBED ELECTRIC CURLERS BURN BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	Age: 10 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
BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
CURLING IRON FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG YESTERDAY; 2ND DEGREE UPPER/LOWER LE G BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 13 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
FELL WITH MANY HAIR PINS/SCALP ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 15 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
CURLING IRON BURNED EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 8 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
PT @ HOME TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON METAL HAIR CLIP NO LOC OR VOMITING. DX HEAD LACERATION DUE TO METAL CLIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN TO LEFT ARM WITH CONAIR HOT ROLLERS 2ND DEGREE BURN R UPPER EX T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT HAS BEEN SCRATCHING HEAD DUE TO IRRITATION. NOW WITH LACERATION 2 1/2 -3 CM NOT ABLE TO SUTURE;DX LAC FROM BOBBY PINS IN HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT. HAS RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN ACROSS DORSAL ASPECT OF HAND FROM TOUCH'G HOT CURL'G IRON. DX.: 2ND DEGR. BURN, PALM
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

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT. ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN WHILE PLAY'G W/ SOME IN MOUTH. C OUGHED. NO RESP. DISTRESS, DROOL'G OR AMD. PAIN. DX.: INGEST. F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 9 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
5HR AGO PT. SAT ON CURL'G IRON + SUST'D 6-7CM X 2CM BURN ON BUTTOCKS. S OME BLISTER'G, NO BROKEN SKIN. DX.: 2ND DEGR. BURN, BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ABRASION TO HEAD WHEN USING A BOBBI PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 15 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
PT BURNED LT HAND ON A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2006	Age: 6 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
SMALL BURN TO L HAND W/CURLING IRON DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STAPPED ON A HAIR CLIP WITH LT FOOT AT HOME COUPLE DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 8 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
CONTUSED EYE WITH HAIR BARRETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWALLOWED BOBBIE PIN/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUSTAINED BURN INJURY TO RT EYE WITH CURLING IRON - DX CORNEAL TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 7 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
DX LEFT HAND BURN: TOUCHED CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT HIT IN EYE BY METAL PART OF HAIR SCRUNCHIE AT HOME, EYE PAIN; C ORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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