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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| WAS GETTING WAX OUT OF RIGHT EAR, USING A BOBBY PIN NOW HAS EAR PAIN. DX RIGHT EAR CANAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| C/O EAR PAIN STATUS POST FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING STUCK IN EAR&HAS A *** PIN IN EAR THAT USED TO TRY TO GET WHATEVER STUCK IN>>FB REMO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 12 YOF C/O EARACHE AFTER CLEANING WITH A HAIRPIN DX: OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| L EAR PAIN AFTER BEING POKED IN EAR W/BOBBY PIN DX; L EAR CANAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT C/O TENDERNESS AFTER PUSHING A HAIR CLIP INTO EAR,NOW WITH BLOOD FROM EAR AND DECREASE HEARING.DX LT PERFORATED TM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CLASSMATE STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN EAR. DX PERFORATED EARDRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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