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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 4YOF,PLAYING WITH BROTHER&FELL STRIKING HEAD WITH BOW IN THE HAIR >>SCALP LAC/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT RUNNING AT DAYCARE, TRIPPED AND FELL. STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD AND PTS HA IR BEADS CUT HER SCALP. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 12 YO M WITH HEMATOMA TO SCALP WHEN HAIR ITEMS WERE USED ON HIS SCALP T O MAKE CORN ROLLED BRAIDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 7 YO FEMALE FELL ONTO HEAD AND CUT WITH BARRETTE. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Toilets |
| HEAD CONTUSION: STATES "TRIPPED OVER MY IRON CORD" FELL, HITTING HEAD ON TOILET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Doors |
| A DOOR FELL OVER STRIKING PT ON HEAD, BEADS IN HAIR CAUSED LAC; SCALP L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 18MONTH OLD FEMALE FELL FROM A STANDING POSITION WAS WEARING LARGE BARRETTES IN HAIR,CUT SCALP;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MOM PUT HAIR PINS TO USE FOR HAIR STYLE. NOW STUCK IN SCALP DX: F.B. (PIN) REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Inflatable furniture |
| PT HAS HER HAIR WEAVED WITH NUMEROUS PLASTIC BEADS AND FELL OFF AN AIR MATTRESS ONTO HEAD CONTSUION SCALP FROM THE BEADS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, HAIR BEAD WENT INTO HEAD; HEAD INJ URY, SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND. HAD HAIR TIE W/ PLASTIC BALL ON IT. HAI R TIE CAUSED LAC TO HER SCALP. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT FELL OFF TRUNK OF CAR, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE, BROKE HAIR BEAD; S CALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLAYING AT PLAYGROUND - FELL AND HIT HEAD. BARRETTE CUT HEAD. DX SCAL P LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 18YO HISP FEMALE FELL WHEN PUTTING BOBBY PIN IN HAIR - PIN RETAINED IN SCALP , BEHIND EAR, DX FOREIGN BODY - REMOVAL - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS, HAD HAIRBEAD IN HAIR, HAIR BEAD EMBEDDED IN HEAD, FB HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL OFF STEPS 3 DAYS AGO, CUT HEAD ON BEADS IN HAIR BRAIDS, NO W HAS PUS FROM WOUND;WOUND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL AND STRUCK HER HEAD ON FLOOR. HAIR BEADS CUT PTS SCALP IN THE F ALL. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PLAYING W/GRANDFATHER WHEN FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR LANDING ON HAI R TIE BALL, NO LOC; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT DX RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IN SOFT TISSUE (HEAD) - HAIR CLIP IN SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON BATHROOM STALL, WAS WEARING HAIR CLIP WITH MULTIPLE TEETH; SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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