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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,000
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| DX:L FOREARM SUPERFICIAL BURN WITH CELLULITIS. BUMPED ARM AGAINST HOT C URLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED FINGER ON CURLING IRON 3 DAYS AGO AND HAS RED STREAK. DX: CELLULITIS L INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 53 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED FOREARM ON CURLING IRON. D: PARTIAL THICK BURN, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WHEN STUCK BOBBY PIN IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT LIFTING UP CURLING IRON AND FELT SUDDEN SPASM IN SHOULDER. D: TRAPEZIUS/RHOMBOID SPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 63 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 |
| PT WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, NOW WITH PAIN DX:EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUST. HEAD INJURY TRIPPING OVER CURLER AND FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PATIENT WITH NECK/SHOULDER/HEAD PAIN WHILE CURLING HAIR TODAY. D:MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 CURLING IRON BURNING HAND, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| =58YOF BURN TO FINGERS ON CURLING IRON AT COTTAGE DX/2ND DEGREE BURN TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CHEMICAL BURN NECK - PATIENT RECENTLY COLORED HER HAIR AND THEN SET IT WITH CURLERS & WENT TO SLEEP - PRESENTS WITH CHM BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 87 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 TOUCHED HER EYE WITH A HOT CURLING IRONDX: CORNEAL ABRAISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO ANKLE SINCE FEBRUARY, DX ANKLE CELLULITISSUSTAINED BURN FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT TO ER WITH C/O OF RASH TO FOREHEAD FROM "HAIR CLIPPERS" THAT WERE IN HAIR 1 WK AGO, DX BOILS ON FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 53 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 |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| HAD EACH ACHE. (L)EAR 1WK. DAUGHTER SAID WAS PLUGGED USED BOBBY PIN TOC LEAR. PAIN NOW WORSE. (L) 2MM DIAM PERFORATOIN. DX:LOW&PERFERATED(L)TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| GRABBED A HOT CURLING IRON/RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| F.B. (L) EAR, PT USED A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR, C/O FACE SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| CORNEAL BURN L EYE; BURNED SELF WITH CURLING IRON WHILE CURLING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 54 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 |
| BURN TO EYE FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RT EARDRUM PERFORMATION-STATES FELT LIKE A BUG IS IN RT EAR.STATES USED A HAIR PIN TO TRY TO REMOVE OBJECT.C/O PAIN TO RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 52 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN HIT IT WITH CURLING IRON. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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