Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,565
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	281	Face:	219
Ear:	152	Hand:	144
Foot:	120	Internal:	98
Eyeball:	97	Upper Leg:	85
Finger:	82	Lower Leg:	78
Shoulder:	70	Ankle:	69
Mouth:	22	Head:	21
All Of Body:	15	Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Televisions
PATIENT DOING HAIR 2 DAYS AGO, SLIPPED USING CURLING IRON BURNING SIDE OF NECK WHILE WATCHING TV; BURN TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Sports and recreational activity
6 YOF WENT TO SLEEP WITH AHAIR TIE WRAPPED AROUND HER LT RING FINGER- ALSO FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM IN GYM CLASS. DX; LT FOREARM SPRAIN,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
L CORNEAL ABRASION. HIT EYE W CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 10 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
SWALLOWED A HAIR CLIP AND STUCK IN ESOPHAGEAL DX: ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
STEPPED ONTO HOT CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
THINKS MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A HAIR CLIP ON THE BUS. DX; NORMAL EXAM, NO FB FOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
MOM DROPPED CURLING IRON ON PTS ARM. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 14 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 BUMPED INTO HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER @ HOME CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 7 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
PT W/BOBBY PIN STUCK IN HAIR X2 WKS AFTER BRAIDS, PARENTS THOUGHT BRAID S WERE TOO TIGHT; SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FOREHEAD WITH CURLING IRON. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
HAIR BOW HIT PT IN MOUTH CHIPPING FRONT PERMANENT TOOTH, TOOTH FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT DROPPED A CURLING IRON ANKLE DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
7 YOF TOUCHED HER MOTHER'S HAIR FLAT IRON, AT HOME, & BURNED HER RT THUMB & INDEX FINGER. DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
LIP FB-HAIR BARRETTE STUCK IN LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY BURNED EYEBROW WITH CURLING IRON DX RT EYEBROW BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS BURNED W/HAIR IRON ON 10/16. DX: L CALF BURN W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 8 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, Scald
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED ARM LIFTING A HOT CURLING IRON WHEN MOM LEFT ROOM AND LEFT IT PL UGGED IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WITH HAIRPIN STUCK IN RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 14 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 R HAND ON STRAIGHTENING IRON AT HOME. DX. 2 DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 14 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
BURNED HAND ON FLAT IRON/ THERMAL BURN LT THENAR EMMINENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT 1ST, 2ND, 3RD FING ERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO THIGH AFTER DROPPING A HOT CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 8 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
BURNED HAND ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FOOT ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PRESENTS TO ED W/BURN TO RT LEG DUE TO HOT CURLING IRON BURN LAST WE EK. DX. CELLULITIS R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN L EYE/7YOF AT HOME BURNED EYELID ON CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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 R ARM WITH CURLING IRON DX: THERMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
9 YOM WAS AT THE PLAYGROUND WHEN ANOTHER CHILD ACCIDENTALLY CUT PT'S FOOT WITH HER HAIRPIN. DX: LACERATION IN WEB SPACE 4TH & 5TH TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 13 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
DX BURN RIGHT FOREARM: DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 12 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
PT BURNED ARM 3 DAYS AGO WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 14 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
PT TOUCHED LEFT THIGH WITH A HOIT CURLING IRON THERMAL BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 7 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 WAS BURNED BY MOTHER'S CURLING IRON. DX: BURN R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A METAL BOBY PIN AT HOME & COULD NOT REMOVE IT. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT, SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SWALLOWED A "BOBBY PIN", PT OPENED PIN TO ACT LIKE SHE HAD "BRACES", SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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
SLEPT ONTO CURLING IRON BURNING FA "BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 15 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 REACHING FOR HER TOOTHBRUSH WHEN ACCIDENTALLY PUT FOREARM ON CU RLING IRON YESTERDAY,BLISTERED YESTERDAY, NOW OPENED UP; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 8 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HER RIGHT HAND ON A CURLING IRON TONIGHT AND HAS BLISTERING. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN, RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
3 NIGHT AGO PT STEPPED ONTO A HOT CURLING IRON STILL HAVING FOOT PAIN. DX SUPERFICAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 9 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
PATIENT LEANED ON HOT STRAIGHTENING IRON AT HOME BURNING PALM OF HAND; HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Chairs
H/O AGENESIS OF CORPUS CALLOSUM W/VP SHUNT, SEIZURES LAYING DOWN ON CHA IR SISTER'S BARRETT/BEAD INSERTED IN EAR, PUSHED FURTHER IN; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT BURNED LEFT FOREARM WITH HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 8 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
BURN BY CURLING IRON DX FOREARM SECONDARY BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CONTUSED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PUNCTURE WOUND EARDRUM WHEN POKED SELF WITH A BOBBY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS AT HOME HAVING HAIR DONE, DROPPED A CURLING IRON CAUSING BURN TO RT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 11 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
PT SCRATCHED LEFT EYE WITH A HAIR CLIP TODAY. D; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED EAR WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
BURNED HAND WHEN GRABBED CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
HAIR CLIP VS. EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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 SUST ELECTRIC SHOCK STUCK HAIR CLIP INTO OUTLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
TOUCHED EYE WITH HOT STRAIGHTENING IRON DX THERMAL INJURY R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON RT CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 12 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
PT SWALLOWED A HAIR CLIP AFTER PUTTING IT IN MOUTH AND THEN TALKING. D X FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
LAC TO HEAD WHEN BUMPED HEADS WITH OTHER STUDENT - STRUCK HAIR CLIP WIT H HER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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