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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 28
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| RT CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/ CURLING IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | 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 |
| TOUCHED L EYE WITH CURLING IRON. DX: BURN CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED A HOT CURLING IRON TO HER RIGHT EYE AT HOME TODAY NOW PHOTOPHOBIA/DECREASED VISION/RED/EYELID SWELLING;R-EYE CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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