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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ABRASION TO EAR WHEN USING ABOBBY PIN TO SCRATCH D EEP IN EAR WHEN SOMEONE STRUCK HER ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LEFT EAR PAIN AFTER TRYING TO CLEAN EAR OUT WITH HAIR PIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| C/O L EAR BLEEDING, WAS CLEANING EAR W/BOBBY PIN. DX. ABRA L TM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT TRYING TO REMOVE EAR WAX FROM HIS LEFT EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN AND SUST AINED A PW TO EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT USED A BOBIBE PIN TO SCRATCH INSIDE EAR. DX-RUPTURED TYMPANUM MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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