Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,170
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	259	Upper Leg:	198
Neck:	169	Eyeball:	116
Internal:	86	Lower Arm:	85
Finger:	69	Face:	58
Foot:	58	Ankle:	29
Ear:	23	Wrist:	6
All Of Body:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS CURLING HAIR AND INJURED WRIST. DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	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
PT BURNED EYE WITH A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURN NECK W/ A HOT CURLING IRON BURN BACK OF NECK 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT HAS BURN TO ARM FROM HOT CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STEPPED ON HOT HAIR CURLING IRON 2 DAYS AGO AND BURNED FOOT. D: 2ND DEGREE BURNS, FOOT.:
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT SUST BRUN TO HAND FROM CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED SELF WITH CURLING IRON ON NECK. D: MILD 1ST DEGREE BURN TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT THIG H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
HAND BURN-DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 19 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
BURNED FINGER ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED FACE ON CURLING IRON. DX- 1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT LATERAL CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
BURN R HAND GRABBING CURING IRON DX: MILD BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUST ABRASION TO EYEBALL WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX NECK BURN: BURNED NECK WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16 YO BF - 2 DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT. NECK - BURNED SIDE OF NE CK WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT SAT ON CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX: BURN RT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 25 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
RT CORNEAL BURN.PT BURNED EYE WHILE USING A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON THIGH 5 DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED BURN. NOW WORSE. D: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 21 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
PATIENT SWALLOWED A METAL BARRETTE AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT DROPPED HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON ONTO ANKLE. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS X 2 L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 16 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
HIT EYE WITH CURLING IRON - ABRASION RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 SELF IN EYE WITH CURLING IRON DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON CURLING IRON; SMALL SUPERFICIAL BLISTER ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 24 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 C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSAION S/P PATIENT USED A HAIR PIN IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWALOWED A BOBBIE PIN/ ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF HAIRPIN HAIRPIN WAS STUCK IN ESOPHAGUS AND HAD TO BE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PULLED HAIR CLIP OUT OF HAIR CUTTING HER RT EAR, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED NECK USING A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED RIGHT ARM WITH CURLING IRON. DX: BURN TO RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BURNED HAND ON HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON DX: R HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT @ SCHOOL PUT A HAIR CLIP INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND GOT SHOCKED. BURN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 23 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
LT HAND BURN-TOUCHED HOT CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON RIGHT HAND 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED HAND WITH CURLING IRON WHEN FIXING HAIR DX: BURN L HAND, 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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