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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 17 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CURLING IRON DX. EYE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 24 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EYE AFTER BEING POKE D IN EYE WITH A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH HAIR TIE DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYEBALL, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS & BLURRED VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 19 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 HAS A CURLING IRON FALL ONTO EYE. EYE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 16 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 THE EYE- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED A CURLING IRON T O HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 24 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 |
| RT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-HIT RT EYE ACCIDENTLY W/ HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURNED EYELID WITH CURLING IRON BURN TO RIGHT EYELID AND CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT. BURNED HER EYE WITH A CURLING IRON BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 16 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 PUTTING ON HEADBAND SCRATCHED EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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