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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 860
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 ON CURLING IRON. DX- CORNEAL BURN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 38 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 |
| BURNED RT EYE W/ CURLING IRON THIS AM. ACUTE CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | 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 |
| CAUGHT RIGHT EYE WITH CURLING IRON WHILE STYLING HER HAIR DX:CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME, WEARING CONTACT LENSES, C/O PAIN, TEARING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 33 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 |
| BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON/ CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 29 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 |
| BURNED L EYE W/CURLING IRON DX: CORNEAL BURN OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 44 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 |
| LT CORNEAL BURN-@ HOME-HIT EYE W/ HOT CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 32 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 |
| BURNED RT EYE W/ CURLING IRON. ACUTE BURN RT EYE CORNEA & 1ST DEGREE BU RN RT EYE PERIORBITAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 32 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN IN CORNEA RT EYE, HOT CURLING IRON SLIPPED INTO EYE TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN A HAIR CURLER FELL AND STRUCK EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 42 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 45 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 |
| RT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/A HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | Age: 31 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED HER EYE WITH A CURLING IRON. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 45 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 |
| R CORNEAL BURN.PT BURNED EYE WHILE USING A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A HAIR CLIP. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT C/O CURLING IRON FELL IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION LFT EYE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 BURNED HER RIGHT EYE WITH HOT CURLERS AT HOME. DX-CORNEA AND UPPER LID BURN, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYEBALL, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRO N AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, REDNESS, DISCHARGES, EOM INTACT, PUPIL INT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS PUTTING IN A HAIR TIE WHEN IT SNAPPED BACK STRIKING HER IN THE R IGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 TO RT EYE FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 44 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT HAD HAIR CLIP GREEN PLASTIC "EXPLODE" IN HANDS AND POSSIBLY PIECE HI T EYE. D: POSSIBLE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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