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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
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Date: 11/12/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 08/28/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 07/18/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 07/09/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 06/23/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 05/17/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 05/07/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 04/13/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
SWALLOWED BOBBY PIN;DX SWALLOWED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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