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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
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Date: 12/29/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
DX EAR CANAL ABRASION: STUCK HAIR PIN INTO EAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PUT A BOBBY PIN IN EAR AND LAC IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2005Age: 12 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
12 YO - DX: L OTITIS EXTERNA - INJURED USING HAIRPIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
DX SMALL ABRASION RIGHT EAR: USING BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
BUG FLEW INTO PT'S EAR HEARD IT BUZZING AROUND EAR ; MOM TRIED TO REMOVE WITH BOBBY PIN. DX F.B IN EAR/ ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
STUCK BOBBY PIN I R EAR YEST- MOM NOTED DRIED BLOOD IN EAR DX EAR FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
PT WITH BARRETTE IN RT EAR CANAL, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT C/O PAIN TO LT EAR DUE CLEANING IT WITH HAIRPIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR. C/O EAR PAIN DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
EAR PUNCTURE, WITH A BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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