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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 357
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 30 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING HIS EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN. INJURED EAR DRUM. DX-PERFORATED EAR DRUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SCRAPED EAR WITH HAIRPIN WHILE TRYING TO GET BUG OUT OF EAR, LACERAT ION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 46 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: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT TRIED TO CLEAN EAR WITH BOBBYPIN, INJURED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 USING BOBBIE PIN TO CLEAN EAR (PT PUSHED TO FAR IN EAR WHEN CHILD JU MPED ON BED SHE WAS SITTING ON. DX: PERFORATED L TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT PRESENTS WITH DULL ACHING PAIN IN RIGHT EAR - DECREASED HEARING - ONSET AFTER USING HAIRPIN TO "DIG" IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 41 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: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT USED EAR DROPS AND DUG IN EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, DEV PAIN, DX CERUMEN I MPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32 Y.O. W FEMALE W/EAR CONTUSION. PT WAS CLEANING HER EAR OUT W/A BOBBY PIN & STUCK IT TOO FAR @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED EAR W/CURLING IRON 3 DAYS AGO. DX: L EAR BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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