Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,037
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	422	Eyeball:	409
Face:	238	Ear:	188
Upper Arm:	124	Lower Arm:	92
Finger:	86	Internal:	77
Knee:	70	Ankle:	70
Toe:	70	Foot:	62
Neck:	31	Lower Trunk:	30
Elbow:	15	Wrist:	15
Upper Leg:	15	All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
H/O GSW WITH PARALYSIS TO LOWER EXTS, ACC RESTED HOT CURLING IRON ONTO THIGHS BURNING IT>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Clothing accessories
DX FB IN STOMACH/SEDATION: 26YOF PUT'G VEIL ON/HEADDRESS W SHE SWALLOW' 3.75CM PIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 33 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
FELL BACK ONTO CURLING IRON INJURED BACK BURN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 27 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
27 YOF, BURNT HAND ON CURLING IRON, BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 28 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
28 YR OLD BURNED ARM ON HAIR IRON AT HOME DX/ RIGHT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN TO RT FOREARM WITH A CURLING IRON 2 DAYS AGO. DX-CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
CURLING IRON FELL FROM HANDS HITTING EYE DX: BURN CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	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
32 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER INJURING HER RT EYE SHE DROPPED A CURLING IR ON AND IT BURNED HER EYEBALL- DX- BURNS RT EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Knives
WAS ATTEMPTING TO WORK ON CURLING IRON WITH A KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 27 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
BURNED HAND WHEN GRABBED CURLING IRON/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 36 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 ARM LOCALIZED SWELLING WITH REDNESS AFTER HAD FLAT HAIR IRON FALL O NTO ARM 2D AGO>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 39 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
PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO EYELID WITH A CURLING IRON THERMAL BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 28 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 SUS BURN TO EYE WHILE USING CURLING IRON%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Chairs
1% 2ND DEGREE BURN R POSTERIOR POPLITEAL AREA:SITTING DOWN & FORGETTING SHE HAD HOT CURLING IRON ON CHAIR, BURN BACK OF RT LEG POPLITEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 46 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
46YFC ACCIDENTLY GRABBED WRONG END OF HOT CURLING IRON BURNING HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED RT UPPER ARM WITH A FLAT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 41 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
41 YR OLD BURNED HAND ON A CURLING IRON AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	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
HIT R EYE WITH A METAL HAIR CLIP (BARRETTES ) DX R CORNEAL ABRASION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	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
RT CORNEAL BURN.PT BURNED EYE WITH A CURLING IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/06/2009	Age: 30 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
FACIAL INJURY FROM BURNING WITH CURLING IRON. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED LT FOOT ON CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ELECTRICAL BURN TO L WRIST, PLUGGING IN HAIR STRAIGHTENER, CORD BLEW UP DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	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: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS DOING HER HAIR WITH A FLAT IRON AND BURNED FACE TWO WEEKS AGO TH AT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FACE FROM BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 50 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
LEFT HAND BURN. PT CAUGHT A FALLING CURLING IRON BURNING HAND
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: 07/08/2009	Age: 27 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
PT BURNED HAND ON HOT STRAIGHTNING CURLERS DX; BURN TO HAND/THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WITH BURNS TO ELBOW FROM A HAIR IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	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
39YO WHITE MALE WAS TWIRLING ARND PLASTIC HAIR CLIP-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN R EYE, DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
36 Y/O BURNED ONBUTTOCK BY SITTING ON A CURLING IRON, OCCURRED FRI, NO TREATMENT THEN. DX-3RD DEGREE BURN BUTTOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 30 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-TOUCHED HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ACC GRABBED HOT CURLING IRON BURING THE DIGITS OF RT HAND >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 27 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
BURNED WITH CURLING IRON. DX- BURN R EYELID #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT AT THE SALON GETTING HAIR BRAIDED WHICH TOOK OVER AN HOUR HAD TO KEE P HEAD IN ONE POSITION NOW NECK HURTS STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS CURLING HER HAIR AND TOUCHED FOREHEAD WITH THE CURLING IRON SUST AINED A THERMAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SPRAIN ANKLE - 30 YO FEMALE WAS IN HER BEDROOM AND SOMEONE TRIPPED OVER A CERAMIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND CAUSED IT TO FLY INTO PT'S ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Footwear
39 Y/O F DROPPED CURLING IRON ON R FOOT, TOOK OFF SHOE FOR TOE PAIN@ HO ME DX: CONTUSION 3ERD R TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX BURN TO R EYE: R EYE PAIN S/P BURN'G R EYE & EYELID W A CURL'G IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT BURNED HER R EYE W/CURLING IRON DX R CORNEAL BURN *** *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
43 YOF ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE WITH CURLING IRON SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL INJURY
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: 02/22/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FELL ON CURLING IRON. DX BURNS TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS BURNED ON A CURLING IRON , BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 30 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
BURN TO NECK FROM CURLING IRON
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

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT INGESTED BOBBY PINS IN PSYCH FACILITY* DX FOREIGN BODY STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Stairs or steps
BIL HAND BURNS. PT RAN UP STEPS TO UNPLUG A HAIR STRAIGHTENER THAT CAUG HT FIRE. FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical wire or wiring systems
DX ELECTRICAL INJ/1ST DEG SKIN BURN/CERVICALGIA NECK PAIN: W CURLING HAIR W DOORBELL RAND & SENT SHOCK UP L ARM. SPARKS CAMEOUT WALL SOCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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