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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 52 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 |
| BURN EYE - 52 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT EYE INJURY WHEN SHE TOUCHED HER CURLING IRON TO THE SURFACE OF HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 HIT EYE WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STRUCK EYE WITH CURLING IRON CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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