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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT REPORTS PAIN X 1 MO. IN R EAR AFTER CLEANING EAR W/A HAIR PIN. DX. ACUTE L OTITIS EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CLEANED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN ABRASION EAR CANAL DP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 29 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 |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-USED A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 32 YO GOT TIP OF BOBBY PIN STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT USED HAIR CLIP ATO CLEAN EAR, NOW W EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 45 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 STUCK HAIRPIN INTO R EAR YEST AND NOW C/O PAIN AND RINGING IN HER EA R. DX. ACUTE OTITIS R/L, TRAUMA R EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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