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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 9 YO MALE STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN A SOCKET. DX ELECTRICAL SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 13 YO FEMALE PLUGGED IN HAIR CURLERS TO OUTLET AND THE PLUG EXPLODED D X ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 9 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 9YOF ELEC SHOCK FROM CURLING IRON |
| 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: 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: 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: 02/28/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 SUST ELECTRIC SHOCK STUCK HAIR CLIP INTO OUTLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SHOCKED HERSELF WITH A CURLING IRON THAT SHORT-CIRCUITED, PT WAS UNABLE TO LET GO OG IRON. DX: ELECTRICAL INJURY TO RT HAND- NO BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | 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 PUT BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND RECEIVED A SHOCK AT HOME TODA Y DX// ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Animal induced injury |
| PT GOT SHOCKED BY CURLING IRON WHEN THE DOG BIT THROUGH THE CORD D: ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS CURLING HER HAIR, WHEN SHE STATED HER STOMACH HURT, THEN PT FELL TO GROUND. DX: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT. PASSED OUT THIS AM WHILE MOM WAS PUTTING ROLLERS IN PT'S HAIR. DX. VASOVAGAL EPISODE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 wire or wiring systems |
| STUCK BOBBY PIN IN LIGHT SWITCH ELECTICAL SHOCK,MINOR ELECTRICAL BURN, EXTREMITY PAIN MINOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 STUCK HAIRPIN IN ELECTRIC OUTLET; LOW VOLT ELECTRICUTION, BURNS TO F INGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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