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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 77
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 16 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA/ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS S/P HX OF USING HAIR PIN TO CLEAN EARWAX X4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| REPORTS GIRLFRIEND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN HIS EAR WITH BOBBY PIN LAST PM, T ODAY WOKE UP WITH>>OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO EAR FOR ITCHINESS, NOW WITH PAIN&YELLOWISH D/C >>PERFORATED TEMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PERFORATED TM-CHILD PUT A BOBBY PIN IN HER EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR TO CLEAN EAR. DX EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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