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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,198
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FOOT INFECTION: STEPPED ON HAIR CLIP 2 DAYS AGO, PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT STATES RED STREAK COMING FROM WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 44 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 BURNED RT EYE WITH CURLING IRON DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED R FOREARM WITH HOT CURLING IRON 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN R FOREARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT STATES A CURLING IRON WAS LEFT ON, STARTED A FIRE IN BATHROOM, INHALED SMOKE & HAS ASTHMA. FD PRES NOT MENTIONED. DX-INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| HAND BURN-BURNED ON HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY BURNT SELF WITH CURLING IRON DX THERMAL BURN TO RT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED WRONG END OF CURLING IRON DX: BURN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON ON EYE, " IRITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT USING A CURLING IRON AT HOME, HIT HER RT EYE WITH IT, THERMAL BURN R T EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LOWER LEG BURN-HIT LEG W/ CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
| 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: 09/14/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT BURNED HAND WITH CURLING IRON. DX-BURN RIGHT HAND. |
| 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: 09/03/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 CURLING HER HAIR WITH A CURLING IRON WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED HER RIGHT EYE WITH THE IRON THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO L LEG W/CURLING IRON DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PAIN TO EYE STUCK SELF WITH HAIR PIN DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 48 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 RT EYE-BURNED RT EYE WITH A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 49 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 |
| USING CURLING IRON ON HAIR AND IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK EYE SCLERAL BURN |
| 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: 07/29/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 46 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 |
| BURN EYE ON HOT CURLING IRON RIGHT EYE BURN W/ CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Day wear |
| HAD A CURLING IRON,HOT, FALLNE ON SHOLDER, SLIPPED THRU THE DRESS. " SHOULDER BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 28YFC BURNED THIGH WITH A CURLING IRON/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SAT ON A FLAT IRON AT HOME, BURN TO BUTTOCK(HAIR IRON?) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | 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 |
| EYE BURNED WITH CURLING IRON DX 1ST DEGREE BURN R CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNT SHOULDE ON HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON, " SHOULDER BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 37YOBF-BURN LEFT EYELID-BURNED WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| 1. 47 YOF BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | 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: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 32YOF-LACERATION VAGINA AREA-CONDUM STUCK-TRIED TO REMOVE WITH A BOBBY PIN-CUT VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN TO HAND FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 46 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 DX CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BARETTE DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURNS NECK AREA, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A HOT CURLING IRON WHILE FIXING HER HAIR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUS BURN TO NECK FRIM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| L EYE CORNEAL BURN/41YOF AT 5:30AM AT HOME BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED WRONG END OF HOT CURLING IRON DX BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | 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 HIT EYE WITH CURLING IRON TODAY WHILE AT HOME, HAS EYE PAIN. DX: COR NEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PAIN TO FINGERS R HAND, BURNED W/CURLING IRON DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ARM ON CURLERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PRESENTS W/ POSSIBLE BURN TO L EYE, PT USING CURLING IRON, IT SLIPPED A ND HIT HER IN THE EYE DX: L CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED LOWER LIP WITH CURLING IRON AT HOME X 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT WAS OPENNING A HAIRCLIP AND SOMETHING POPPED IN HER EYE |
| 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: 02/08/2005 | 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 |
| PT BURNED WITH HOT CURLING IRON; TB EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| DROPPED CURLING IRON ONTO LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT HIT RT EYE WITH CURLING IRON AFTER SLIPPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| TOUCHED FOREHEAD WITH HOT CURLING IRON DX: BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| BURN LEFT EYE-SUS INJ TO LEFT EYE WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED HER LEF T EYE WITH A CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|