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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 8 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 C/O WAS POKED IN RT EYE WITH HAIR PIN TONIGHT - C/O REDNESS TO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BARRETTE IN HAIR HIT PT IN EYE WHILE SHE WAS SWINGING HEAD, HEMORRHAGE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 10 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 |
| BURNED EYEBALL WITH CURLING IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 15 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 PRESENT WITH BURN TO LEFT EYE FROM CURLING IRON. DX: BURN LEFT CORN EA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| MOM CURLING PT'S HAIR AND THE CURLING IRON ACCIDENTALLY BURNED LEFT EYE OF PT AND HAVING PAIN, TEARING. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT.REPORTED POKED RT.EYE WITH HOT CURLER C/O PAIN AND WATERY EYE WITH BLURRED VISION. DX-RT.CORNEAL ABRASION RT.EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| RT CORNEAL AB-EYE HIT W/A CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT GOT HOT HAIR GREASE IN EYE WHEN IRONING HAIR OR CURLING HAIR LA ST NIGHT, EYE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 9 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 |
| LEFT EYE BURN INSIDE OF PT EYE WITH CULING IRON. DX CORNEAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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