Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 16-25 years old - Year 2005 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 120
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 24 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 SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT EYE WITH A CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 20 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
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT BURNED EYE WHILE USING A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
R EYE BURNED W/CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 25 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 ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN LT EYE WITH CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	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
BURNED EYE ON CURLING IRON AT HOME; RT CORNEAL ULCER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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