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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 40 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: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| WHILE USING HAIR PIN TO CLEAN EAR, SON BUMPED PT, CAUSING PT TO PUSH PI N INTO EAR, TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LEFT EAR PAIN-C/O EAR PAIN AFTER SCRATCHING IT WITH A HAIRPIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-CLEANING EAR OUT W/A BOBBY PIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 39 YEAR OLD MALE CLEANED LEFT EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN LEFT OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT POKED IN EAR BY HAIR PIN BY CHILD AT HOME LT EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| INJURED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN DX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 27 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 |
| CLEANING OUT EAR W/ BOBBY PIN & CHILD HIT HAND. AB LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 46 YO FEMALE SCRATCHED EAR WITH HAIRPIN AND IT STUCK IN EAR AT HOME F/B LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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