Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2008:	40
Year 2009:	62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 79 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 A BOBY PIN. DX-INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SWOLLOWED A HAIRPIN CLIP DX; METAL CLIP IN GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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