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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 386
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | 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 |
| SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BARRETTE. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 PRESENTS TO ER AFTER CHOKING ON HAIR SCRUNCY-GASTROINTESTINAL FOREIG N BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| SWALLOWED HAIR BAND;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 15 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 WAS AT HOME SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| FB INGESTION-APPARENTLY SWALLOWED 2 SMALL HAIR CLIPS-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| SWALLOWED A BARRETTE. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| SWALLOWED HAIRCLIP DX; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CONCERN THAT CHILD SWALLOWED HAIR CLIP IN SCHOOL YESTERDAY. INITIALLY H AD FOREIGN BODY SENSATION. D:CONCERN FOR INGESTED FB. NONE FOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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. FOREIGN BODY INGESTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| SWALLOWED A BARRETTE. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS FIXING HAIR AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS HOLDING HAIRPIN IN HER MOUTH. A CCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED THE HAIRPIN. DX ASPIRATED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DOING HER HAIR, HAD HAIR CLIP IN THEMOUTH, ?PRONG BROKE OFF&ACCIDENTALL Y SWOLLOWED THE CLIP >> FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 8 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 INGESTED A BOBBY PIN. DX: INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODIES SUSPECTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 BOBBY PIN DX CONCERNED FOR FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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