Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,581
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	361	Eyeball:	217
Face:	156	Foot:	124
Finger:	106	Lower Arm:	97
Neck:	76	Ear:	75
Ankle:	71	Head:	63
Upper Arm:	63	Internal:	55
All Of Body:	32	Toe:	21
Upper Trunk:	17	Elbow:	16
Wrist:	16	Upper Leg:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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
22 YOM SUS BURN TO HAND AFTER PICKING UP HOT CURLING IRON%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2010	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX 2ND DEG BURN TO L BREAST: 23YOF C/O BURN TO L BREAST F CURLING IRON 1D AGO. PN INC & BLISTER HAS "POPPED"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
18 Y/O F BURN FACE W/ CURLING IRON FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16YOF,WITH PRIOR MULIT ED VISITS FOR THE SAME REASON, C/O ABD PAIN AFTE R INGESTION OF GLASS&METAL HAIR CLIP 2D AGO, H/O PSYCH HX>>FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
25 YR OLD FEMALE DROPPED HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON ON FOREARM BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	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
20 YR OLD FEMALE GRASPED A HOT CURLING IRON BURNING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER FACE BURN WITH CURLING IRON TODAY WHILE AT HOME- DX-FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24 YOF HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME, HAND AND ARM FEELING NUMB. DX-BURN MARKS HAND AND ARM, ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24YOF 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON AT BEAUTY SCHOOL *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 24 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
24 YO F DROPPED HOT CURLING IRON ON FOOT BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
WRIST NERVE INJ. 23 YOF FELL ASLEEP WITH HAIRBANDS ON WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 18 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
18 YOF, BURNED HAND ON HAIR STRAIGHTENER, BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 23 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, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
23YOF UNPLUGGING A CURLING IRON AND FELT A SHOCK AND BURN TO HAND ELECT RICAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
20YOF SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO THE EYE WITH A HAIR IRON@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
20 YO F COMPLAINING OF DAILY HEADACHE X 1MONTH SINCE BURNING LEFT SIDE OF SCALP W/ CURLING IRON. DX:HEADACHE, SKIN MASS ON SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	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
16YOF BURNED LEFT HAND WITH FLAT IRON AT HOME 2ND DEGREE BURN OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
18YOF PT BURNED HER L INDEX FINGER ON CURLING IRON 3 DAYS AGO. HAS BLIS TER ON FINGER. DX THERMAL BURN L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 19 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
19 Y FEMALE PICKED UP A HOT CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 23 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
23YOF HEAT BURN TO CORNEA DROPPED CURLING IRON ON EYE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
19 YOF GRABBED A FLAT IRON THAT WAS STILL HOT SUSTAINING BURNS TO LEFT MIDDLE, RING AND PINKY FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24YOF BURNED ARM WITH CURLING IRON LAST TUESDAY. DX. FOREARM CELLULITIS .*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24 Y/O F STEPPED ON METAL HAIRCLIP PUNCT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
17 YO MALE BURNED FINGER ON A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials
18YOF-FOOT BURNED-STEPPED ON HOT HAIR FLAT IRON WHILE WALKING ACROSS TH E FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
22 YOM DX ULCER TO SCLERA - POKED INTO THE EYE W/A HAIR PIN X5 HRS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16YOF WAS CURLING HER HAIR AND IT SLIPPED AND BURNT PT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN,SUPERFICIAL LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
19YOF STUBBED TOW ON CURLING IRON, BLED, PERSISTENT PAIN DX: LAC L 4TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 16 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
16YOF BURNED LEG WITH CURLING IRON, BLISTERS, DX: R UPPER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 17 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, Pins and needles
17YOF STATES SCRATCHES INSIDE EARS W/STRAIGHT PINS OR BOBBY PINS, HAS E AR PAIN; OTITIS EXTERNA D/T TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
17YOF, GRABBED THE HAIR STRAIGHTNER&GOT SHOCKED, NOW WITH NUMBNESS TO B /L SHOULDER>>ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX CORNEAL INJ: 19YOF SCRATCH' R EYE W/ BOBBYPIN PUTT' ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES ON. FEELS EYE SCRATCH'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
23YOF BURNED LEFT SIDE OF NECK WITH CURLING IRON 1ST DEGREE BURN OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16YOF PT BURNED PALM OF HER L HAND ON HOT CURLING IRON 5 DAYS AGO. WOUN D IS NOW RED, SWOLLEN. HAND WARM TO TOUCH. DX L HAND CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16YOF WITH BURNS TO FINGERS FROM HAIR IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
21 YOF BURNED SELF ON CURLING IRON. DX TOE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	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
SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA: 23YOM (2) DAYS AGO FELT LIKE BUG WAS IN HIS EAR, USED BOBBY PIN TO TRY TO GET INSECT OUT, C/O PAIN R EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16 YO F, C/O BURN TO RIGHT UPPER ARM AFTER SHE FELL ON HER BUTT AND ARM LANDED ON HAIR FLAT IRON BEING USED BY FRIEND, DX 2ND DEG BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
24 Y FEMALE REPORTS ELECTRICAL BURN TO FOREARM WHEN CORD ON CURLING IRON SPARKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
16 YOF BURNED HER ELBOW ON A HAIR STRAIGHTNER IRON. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 22 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
USING CURLING IRON AND POKED SELF IN EYE 22 YO FEMALE CORNEAL ABRASION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
17 YOF WHEN CURLING BANGS, ACCIDENTALLY TAPPED HER CURLING IRON TO HERE YE THEN DROPPED IT. DX: EYE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 16 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
16 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX LT CORNEAL ABRASION TODAY WHILE CURLING HAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	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
19 YO F BURNED FINGER ON A CURLING IRON. DX:2ND DEGREE BURN, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
21YOF TWISTED ANKLE AFTER STEPPING ON HAIR CLIP/ LT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
17YOWF PT REPORTS SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN AROUND 1:30 PM TODAY WAS IN CAR ON STREET AND SWALLOWED WHEN CAR ACCELERATED. DX. SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
17YO FEMALE WITH BURNS TO FOOT FROM CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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