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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 523
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 YOF BURNED EYE WITH CURLING IRONCORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 52 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE BURNED HER LT FOREARM WHEN SHE TOUCHED HER DAUG HTERS CURLING IRON, IT THEN BECAME INFECTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| CLEANING EARS WITH BOBBY PIN DX. EAR CANAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT STS GOT SOMETHING IN EYE BY CUR LING IRON THAT WAS NOT ON @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 54 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 54 YOF HIT HER OWN RIGHT EYE WITH A CURLING IRON, TH INKS SHE BURNED THE IRIS, IRRITATION TO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN TO LT CHEEK FROM CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| TOUCHED EYE WITH CURLING IRON DX. SCLERAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| POKED EYE W/ HEADBAND. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP HAIR CLIP AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 51 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY BURNED EYEBALL WITH CURLING IRON CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| BURN FROM HOT CURLING IRON 1DEGREE BURN BREAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 65 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| NASAL FB-STUCK A HAIRPIN UP HIS NOSE TO CLEAN HIS NOSE OUT-HAIRPIN STUC K IN HIS NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 54 YOF USING CURLING IRON SPRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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