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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 882
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUT BOBBY PIN IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WITH HAIR BEAD IN LT EAR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STUCK HAIR CLIP INTO RT EAR C/O PN, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT CLEANING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN YEST NOW WITYH BLOOD IN LT EAR, CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT INSERTED A "HAIR BEAD" INTO LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 21 YO FEMALE'S DAUGHTER STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN LEFT EAR PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BOBBY PIN PLACED IN RT EAR CANAL BY SISTER; PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT POKED IN EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, BLEEDING; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 11 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 C/O BLEEDING FROM RT EAR AFTER CLEANING EAR W/AN HAIRPIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YO BM - OTITIS EXTERNA - TRIED TO ET EAR WAX OUT WITH HAIRPIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUT HAIR PIN IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUT HAIRCLIP IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 48 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 DX LT EAR PAIN - PAIN BEGAN AFTER TRYING TO CLEAR OUT HER EAR WITH A HAIRPIN YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| HAIR PIN VS. EAR FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| CLEANING EARS WITH BOBBY PIN DX. EAR CANAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STUCK HAIR PIN INTO EAR DX. EAR CANAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT. SCRATCHED EAR WITHA BOBBIE PIN. EAR CANAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN HIS EAD AND SUSTAINED EAR PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 19 MO BM - PERFORATED TM - 2 DEGREES TO FOREIGN BODY - STUCK BOBBY PIN IN RT. EAR YESTERDAY, MOM "CLEANED IT OUT" TODAY WITH DROPS & STYLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT PUT BOBBY PIN IN EAR. DX: L OTALGIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 15 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: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Paper products |
| LT OTITIS MEDIA-SINCE SHE CLEANED HER EAR W/A BOBBY PIN W/ TOILET PAPER WRAPPED ON THE END |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LACERATION EAR - PATIENT REPORTS LEFT EAR PAIN AFTER TRYING TO REMOVE F LY IN EAR WITH HAIRPIN - EAR LACERATION DUE TO REMOVAL EFFORTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLAYING WITH A BOBBY PIN IN HER EAR WHEN SISTER BUMPED PT AND SHOVED BOBBY PIN INTO EAR. DX ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA/PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| POKED LT. EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, EAR BLEEDING & HURTING DX: PUNCTURE TO LT. EXTERNAL EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT DX RT EXTERNAL EAR CANAL ABRASION - S/P FOREIGN BOD TRAUMA - HAIR PIN INTO RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT STUCK HAIR PIN IN EAR. DX: ABRASION TO RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 32 YOF CLEANING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN BUMPED BY SOMEONE LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN LEFT EAR PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUT BOBBY PIN IN EAR, NOW EAR IS BLEEDING;OM W/RUPTURED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH HAIR CLIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LT EAR FB-HAIR BEAD STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Manicuring devices |
| PT C/O FOREIGN BODY IN (L) EAR. ITCHES. PARENTS ATTEMPTED W/ BOBBY PI NS & TWEEZERS. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN (L) EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| EAR CANAL ABR. PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN EAR WHEN CLEANING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT C/O (R) EAR PAIN. BLEEDING EARLIER. SCRATCHING W/BOBBY PIN. DX: OTITIS EXTERNA (R) EAR & OTITIS MEDIA (R) EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PRESENT W/ITCHING (R) EAR CANAL. SCRATCHED W/BOBBY PIN LAST P.M. C/O PAIN TODAY. DX: OTITIS EXTERNA (R) EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 4 MONTH OLD MALE MOM CLEANING EAR WITH HAIRPIN TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFO RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| HAIR PIN LACERATED INSIDE OF EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| PATIENT PUT BOBBY PIN IN EAR TO POKE WAX, EAR PAIN; OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX TRAUMA TO LT EAR - S/P PT PUT A HAIR PIN IN LT EAR TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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