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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 882
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WITH CURLING IRON. DX: RT EYE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 66 YO FEMALE WAS DIGGING IN EAR WITH BOBBY PIN F/B RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 53 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 |
| CURLING IRON VS EYE DX:THERMAL CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEST PAIN-WAS USING AN ELECTRIC CURLING IRON AND IT SHORTED OUT SHOCKI NG PATIENT. C/O CHEST PAIN SINCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT LAC 4TH FINGER WITH HAIR CURLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT C/O EAR BLEEDING AFTER SCRATCHING EAR W/ BOBBY PIN DX: FB R EAR, EXCORIATION R EXTERNAL EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN. DX. MINOR ABRASION R EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| 79 YOF LACERATES SCALP WITH HAIR CLIP IN A FALL TO FLOOR AT HOME. NO LO C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT AT HOME BURN R EYE ON CURLING IRON DX THERMAL CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| BENT TO PICK UP A HAIR CURLER & FELL & STRUCK FOREHEAD ON FLOOR AT NURS ING HOME LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT CLEANING WAX OUT OF EARS WITH BOBBY PIN. NOW WITH INCREASED EAR PAIN . D: OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CONT R GRT TOE; CURLING IRON FELL ONTO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| DX CORNEAL BURN: DROPPED CURLING IRON AND IT HIT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 62 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 |
| PT "CO MY EAR HURTS ME" - PT STATES SHE USED A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR AND MAY HAVE PUSHED IT ON TOO FAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED LEFT EYE WITH A CURLING IRON SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R HAND, TURNED AWAY TO LOOK AT HUSBAND, GRABBED WRONG END OF CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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