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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 731
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A CURLING IRON AND HIT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION ( BURN) EY EBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 42 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CORNEAL AB-POKED IN THE EYE W/ HER CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY PIECE OF HAIR CLIP YESTERDAY. DX: R CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON. DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SAYS SHE DROPPED A CURLING IRON AND IT HIT HER R EYE. R EYE CORNEAL BURN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| PATIENT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON ON HER EYE WHILE STYLING HAIR AT HOME. DX-THERMAL BURNS RIGHT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED W/CURLING IRON.DX: L CORNEAL THERMAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STATES SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HERSELF IN EYE WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME AND BURNED EYE DX R CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ACUTE CORNEAL BURN TO OS; PT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON ONTO EYE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT INJURED EYE WITH A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 30 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 |
| LEFT CORN BURN. PT WAS USING CURLING IRON AND IT FELL AGAINST EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STRUCK WITH CURLING IRON CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT DROPPED CURLING IRON AGAINST EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON AND IT BURNED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT TOUCHED EYE WITH HOT CURLING IRON WHEN CURLING HAIR. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, THERMAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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