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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:177
6-15 years old:94
16-25 years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 12/16/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 12/01/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 10/09/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 10/09/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 09/12/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 08/20/2009Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 08/01/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/30/2009Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/29/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/22/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/08/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/30/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/23/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/17/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 04/19/2009Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 04/10/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 03/30/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 02/23/2009Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 01/30/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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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