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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 831
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CURLING IRON AND FELT A POP IN CHEST DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/10/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| EAR DRUM INJURY-SINCE CLEANING EAR W/ HAIR PIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS CURLING HER HAIR WITH HER RIGHT ARM ABOVE HER HEAD AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SOF LBP WHILE USING THE CURLING IRON .> MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 80 YO F FRACTURED SHOULDER GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CURLING IRON AT HAIR DRESSERS AND FELL INJURING SHOULDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Doorsills or frames |
| TRIPPED ON CURLING IRON CORD AND FELL HEAD FIRST INTO DOOR FRAME HAS L AC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STEPPED ON HAIR CLIP C/O OF FOOT PAIN & SWELLING DX: LEFT FOOT PAIN/SWELLING |
| 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: 07/22/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER ON CURLING IRON. BURN, RIGHT THUMB. NO FIRE; N O FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WITH BURN TO WRIST FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SLEPT WITH ROLLERS IN HER HAIR AND INJURED HER SCALP DX// SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| WAS CURLING HAIR; DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN HAND ON CURLING IRON BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED FOREHEAD W/HOT CURLING IRONS |
| 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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