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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/20/2009 | 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 |
| USED BOBBY PIN TO REMOE WAX FROM EAR OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS ACCID POKED IN EAR W/CHOPSTICK TYPE HAIR STICK. DX: PERF R TM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| EAR WAS ITCHING, SCRATCHED IT WITH A HAIRPIN, HAS INFECTION IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| LACERATION/FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT EAR CANAL - WHILE DIGGING IN EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN, STUCK IT IN TOO FAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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