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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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