Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,044
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	273	Hand:	261
Ear:	238	Internal:	178
Foot:	153	Eyeball:	143
Shoulder:	139	Finger:	131
Head:	94	Face:	92
All Of Body:	81	Upper Trunk:	76
Knee:	70	Lower Leg:	62
Lower Trunk:	21	Pubic Region:	6
Upper Arm:	6	Mouth:	6
Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN AN ELEC OUTLET AT HOME W/ R HAND. BURNS TO HAND AND FINGERS. TINGLING UP ARM. DX ELEC BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FINGER BURN-GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
8YOF HAD MOM CLEAN EARS WITH HAIRPIN OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
12 YO M WITH HEMATOMA TO SCALP WHEN HAIR ITEMS WERE USED ON HIS SCALP T O MAKE CORN ROLLED BRAIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CONTUSION TO EAR FROM A HAIRPIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STATES MOTHER CLEANING EARS WITH HAIRPIN, CAME ACROSS SOMETHING IN EAR, NOW W/PRESSURE IN R EAR. DX. L FB EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
15 Y/O F DROPPED HOT HAIR IRON ON LEG. DX 2 DEGREE BURN TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
DX HEAL'G BURN, L ANT SH: P/W BURN TO L UPPER ARM A WK AGO. CURL'G IRON GET WD CARE F SCHOOL NURSE, NOW W LOCA PN IN AREA W ROM OF SH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT STANDING UP HAVING HAIR STRAIGHTENED, FELT HOT/ NAUSEA/DIZZY, P ASSED OUT; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SUS BURN TO BUTTOCK WHILE MOM WAS USING CURLING IRON HE BUMPED INTO IT%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
7 YO FEMALE FELL ONTO HEAD AND CUT WITH BARRETTE. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Toilets
HEAD CONTUSION: STATES "TRIPPED OVER MY IRON CORD" FELL, HITTING HEAD ON TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PUT A BOBBY PIN IN AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SCHOOL. SHOCKED. DX ELECTR ICAL BURN - FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS AT HOME, KNELT ON A BROKEN HAIR CLIP CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT AT HOME USING A HAIR STRAIGHTNER IT FELL HITTING L LOWER ARM/ DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FOREARM INJURY FROM CURLING IRON BURNING. DX-RIGHT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE SUPERFICIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
13 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT FROM HOT HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A FLAT IRON, 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT IN GROUP HOME, ANOTHER RESIDENT GAVE PT HAIRPIN NEEDLE TO PUNCT URE SKIN FOR NAVEL RING; SMALL PINPRICK BELOW UMBILICUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON FLAT IRON AT HOME LAST NIGHT; PALM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 8 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 CORNEAL ABRASION - POKED IN RT EYE W/BARRETTE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
HAND INJURY FROM FLAT HAIR IRON. DX-ACUTE 2 DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT WITH BURNS TO HAND AFTER TOUCHING A HAIR STYLING OVEN; FINGER B URN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
6 YR OLD SWALLOWEDS A HAIR CLIP AT HOME SEEN ON XRAY DX// SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
MOM CLEANING PATIENT'S EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, PT MOVED AND PIN PUSHED DEEP IN EAR, NOW BLEEDING; EAR SCRATCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 13 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
PATIENT WITH EAR PAIN SINCE YESTERDAY, PROBED AT EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, FE LT LIKE SHE HIT SOMETHING IN EAR; OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
GETTING READY FOR WEDDING&ACC GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON BURNING FINGER S, +BLISTERS>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Hot water
AT FRIEND'S HOUSE HAIRSTYLING, HAD HAIR IN CURLERS LEANING BACK OVER S INK IN HOT WATER GETTING CURLERS WET, BACK WET; 2ND DEGREE BACK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS BENT DOWN PICKING UP HAIR CLIP WHEN FELT EXTREME PAIN IN NECK. D X:TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC HAIR STRAIGHTENER. DX BURN, FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STUCK A METAL BARRETTE INTO AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET. DX: FIRST DEG BURNS R 1-3 FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
15 Y O F SWALLOWING A HAIRPIN FOREIGN BOYD IN INTESTINE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
TOUCHED HOT FLAT IRON THAT WAS ON COUCH;DX BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Pens and pencils
PT BROUGHT FROM RESIDENTIAL HOME, STATES TRYING TO WRITE TATTOO IN ARM WITH HAIR CLIP AND PEN INK. DX. ABRA L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SWALLOWED A BOBBY PIN AND FEELS LIKE PIN IN STILL IN THROAT WHEN EAT S, FB IN STOMACH PER X-RAY; FOREIGN BODY IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PUNCTURE FOOT - 8 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT F OOT - STEPPED BAREFOOT ON A HAIR CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
8 Y OM TOUCHED FACE WITH HOT CURLING IRON SUSTAINING A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
RUNNING WITH BOBBY PIN IN HAND AND FELL AND IT STUCK IN HER;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Jewelry
BOTCHED ATTEMPT TO PIECRE HER LOWER LIP, WITH A BOBBY PIN, EARRING STUCK IN LIP. DX; LIP FB, FAILED SELF-PIERCING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Beds or bedframes
PT JUMPING ON BED STEPPED ON HOT CURLING IRON 1ST DEGREE BURN RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
MOM STATES CHILD ACCIDENTLY GRABBED CURLING IRON DX RT HAND THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 7 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
POKED IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC BARRETTE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CURLING IRON FELL AND STRUCK CHILD ON SHOULDER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN, MINIMAL CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ABRASION TO EAR FROM A BOBBY PIN THAT HE STUCK IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Manicuring devices
HAD SEX 2 DO, W/PENILE PAIN, STATES WHEN HE WAS 7 HE PUSHED A BOBBY PIN UP HIS PENIS, TRIED TO GET OUT W/TWEEZERS A FEW DAYS AGO; FB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
TRIPPED OVER CURLING IRON CORD AND GRABBED HOT METAL PART. DX BURN-FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PICKED UP HOT CURLING IRON WITH RIGHT HAND, 2ND DEGREE BURN ON RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 6 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
PT'S MOTHER STATES PT SCRATCHED HER EYE ON HAIR CLIP WHILE GETTING DRES SED. DX. CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BARRETTE IN HER MOUTH WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE LAUGHED & SWALLOWED BARRETTE. DX INGESTED HAIR BARRETTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT HAD A BOBBY PIN IN MOUTH WHILE CHEWING GUM AND SWALLOWED THEM BOTH B Y ACCIDENT; SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WAS AT SCHOOL WEARING A HAIR PIECE WITH A METAL CHARM ON IT, ANOTHE R STUDENT STUCK IN AN ELECTICAL SOCKET CAUSING AN ELECTRIAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
14YFC BURNED FOREHEAD WITH CURLING IRON/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWALLOWED BOBBY PIN;DX SWALLOWED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL AND STRUCK HER HEAD ON FLOOR. HAIR BEADS CUT PTS SCALP IN THE F ALL. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATIENT BURNED EYELID WITH CURLING IRON YESTERDAY, REMAINS WITH PAIN; P ERIORBITAL SKIN BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT PUT BOBBY PIN IN EAR AND INJURED IT. DX: RIGHT OTITIS MEDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH HIS OLDER SISTER WHO WAS USING A CURLING IRO N AT THE TIME. PT WAS ACCID BURNED ON THE NECK. DX THERMAL NECK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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
MOM USING A HAIR PIN TO REMOVE EAR WAX FROM PTS EAR AND NOTICED BLEEDIN G. DX EAR INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 13 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 SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION WHILE USING A CURLING IRON IT SLIPPED AND HIT HER IN THE EYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 15 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
PATIENT CLEANING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, NOW HAS SEVERE EAR PAIN; OTITIS ME DIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
C/O STEAM GOING INTO RT EYE WHILE CURLING HAIR DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT STRUCK IN CHEST1 DAY PTA WIT A HAIR STRAIGHTNER PT SEEN BY PCP 1 DAY PTA DX CONTUSION ABD WALL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNT HAND ON HAIR STRAIGHTENING IRON-L HAND BURN LESS THAN 10 PERCE NT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PATINET IN BATHROOM STYLING HAIR, BURNED EYE ON CURLING IRON; OCULAR BU RN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Chairs
DX: "HAIR-PULLING SYNCOPE" IN BEDROOM W/ SIS STANDING UP AND FELT DIZZY WHILE USING HAIR STRAIGHTENER AND FELL TO CHAIR WHEN SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON BATHROOM STALL, WAS WEARING HAIR CLIP WITH MULTIPLE TEETH; SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Mirrors or mirror glass
PT WAS LOOKING INTO BATHROOM MIRROR AT HOME WHEN MOMS HOT CURLING IRON FELL ONTO HER L UPPER ARM. BLISTERING BURNS. DX THERM BURN L UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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