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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 138
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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