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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,188
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| EAR DRUM INJURY-SINCE CLEANING EAR W/ HAIR PIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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 REPORTS PAIN X 1 MO. IN R EAR AFTER CLEANING EAR W/A HAIR PIN. DX. ACUTE L OTITIS EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT;S MOTHER WAS CLEANING OUT CHILDS EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN AND EAR BEGAN TO BLEED DX: ABRASION TO EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 5 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: 11/16/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 23 MO OLD MALE STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN HIS RT EAR- POKING IT DX: RT EAR CANAL INJURY, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | 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 CLEANING EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN AND IT GOT PUSHED IN + BLEEDING DX// FB RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| MOM STATES PT PUT BOBBY PIN IN EAR THEN STARTED CRYING IN PAIN SINCE TH AT TIME |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 WITH HAIRPIN STUCK IN RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 3 YOM STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR CONTUSION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 30 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 |
| CLEANED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN ABRASION EAR CANAL DP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PUT HAIRPIN IN R EAR, BLEEDING DX; EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR DX PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 20 months | 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 |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH BOBBY PIN AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, PUT IN EAR WITH BLEE DING, HOLDING EAR; PERFORATION OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 29 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 |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-USED A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 32 YO GOT TIP OF BOBBY PIN STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| SISTER PUSHED A BOBBY PIN IN HER EAR. ABRASION, LEFT INNER EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLAYING C SISTER, PUT A BOBBY PIN INTO EAR, NOW C BLEEDING "EAR CANAL INJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT PUT A HAIR BURRETTE IN RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| EAR FB-HAIR BEAD REMOVED FROM EAR IN ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 POKED EAR WITH PLASTIC HEADBAND, EAR HURTS DX: RT TM RUPTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 5 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LACERATION RIGHT EAR-BROTHER STUCK HAIRPIN IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | 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 |
| ABRASION TO EAR AFTER STICKING A BOBBY PIN IN HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| BOBBY PIN IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| HAIR PIN IN EAR. DX ABRASION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| DX RIGHT EAR PUNCTURE WOUND: HAIR PIN TO EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PATEINT WITH BLEEDING FROM EAR, MOM FOUND HAIR PIN ON FLOOR SHE THINKS HE STUCK IN EAR; EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT USED HAIR CLIP ATO CLEAN EAR, NOW W EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT C/O BLEEDING FROM HER EAR AFTER SHE POKED IT WITH A HAIR CLIP. DX - EXTERNAL EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 4 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 |
| BOBBY PIN IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT SHOVED HAIR PIN INTO EAR, BLOOD IN EAR; PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 14 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, Chairs |
| H/O AGENESIS OF CORPUS CALLOSUM W/VP SHUNT, SEIZURES LAYING DOWN ON CHA IR SISTER'S BARRETT/BEAD INSERTED IN EAR, PUSHED FURTHER IN; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| PUNCTURE WOUND EARDRUM WHEN POKED SELF WITH A BOBBY PIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 45 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 HAIRPIN INTO R EAR YEST AND NOW C/O PAIN AND RINGING IN HER EA R. DX. ACUTE OTITIS R/L, TRAUMA R EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EARL, DX- PERFORATED EARDRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN IN R EAR DX: PW EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BOBBY PIN STUCK IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED EAR WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| BOBBY PIN STUCK IN EAR/FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BOBBY PIN PLACED IN EAR RIGHT EAR ABRASION TRAUMA POSSIBLE TM RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HAIR PIN STUCK IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | 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 |
| EAR FB-PT PUT HAIR BEAD UP NOSE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT HAS PENETRATING EAR INJURY AFTER BOBBY PIN IN EAR; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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