|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 87 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 |
| PT TOUCHED HER EYE WITH A HOT CURLING IRONDX: CORNEAL ABRAISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 55 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 |
| CORNEAL BURN L EYE; BURNED SELF WITH CURLING IRON WHILE CURLING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 54 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 |
| BURN TO EYE FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN HIT IT WITH CURLING IRON. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
