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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LT CORNEAL BURN: AT HOME CURLING HAIR, BURNT LT EYE WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| ACC POKED SLEF INTO EYE C BOBBY PIN >>CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 16 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 USING HOT CURLING IRON POKED EYE DX// CORNEAL BURN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 DX LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - C/O HAIR CLIP WENT INTO EYE YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| BURN L CORNEA; CURLING HAIR @ HOME & DROPPED CURLING IRON INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 18 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 DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT CURLING HER HAIR WITH CURLING IRON WHEN HOT PART HIT HER CORNEA , WENT TO SCHOOL WITH EYE TEARING, IRRITATION; BURNS ON PUPIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DX LEFT CORNEAL BURN: INJURED SELF WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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