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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 495
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Date: 12/05/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL TRAUMA-C/O RT EAR BLEEDING AFTER PT'S MOTHER TR IED TO CLEAN EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN. NO LOSS OF HEARING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT POKED A BOBBY PIN IN EAR TO CLEAN IT OUT. DX: INJURY TO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
MOM STUCK A HAIRPIN IN PT'S EAR WHEN TRYING TO CLEAN OUT EAR. DX: CERUMEN IMPACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CHILD STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN EAR AND HAS PAIN. NEEDS PIN REMOVED. D: FORE IGN BODY, EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STUCK A HAIR CLIP INTO EAR. DX: EAR TRAUMA (RIGHT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO EAR DX. EAR CANAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
USED HAIR PIN TO CLEAN EAR LAC EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DAD USED BOBBY PIN TO REMOVE EAR WAX ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA & OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PUNCTURED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CONTUSED EAR WHEN SCRATCHED WITH BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
EAR LAC-CUT ON METAL HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
14 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO EAR. PT WAS CLEANING OUT HIS EAR W/A BOBBY PIN & INJ SELF @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
7 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EAR. PT STS A HAIR BEAD GOT STUCK IN HE R EAR @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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