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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 410
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 59 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 |
| RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT DROPPED A HOT CURLING IRON INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 67 YO MALE PICKED UP HOT CURLING IRON THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND LEFT ON PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PAIN TO OS AFTER DROPPING CURLING IRON DX: CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 71YOWF=PAIN RIGHT EYE=HIT IN EYE WITH CURLER WHILE GETTING HAIR DONE TO DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| RIGHT HIP AND BACK PAIN. PT WAS PUTTING HAIR CURLERS IN HER HAIR AND DE VELOPED HIP AND BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNED ON NECK WITH FLAT IRON WHILE AT HAIRDRESSER, BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 61 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 |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT FOREARM, CRAWLING IN BATHROOM, WRAPPED CORD AROUND HIMSELF, GRABBED CURLING IRON, BURNT SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT BURNT FINGER ON A CURLING IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 YOF PICKED UP HEATED END OF CURLING IRON BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | Age: 65 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 |
| PERFORATED RT TM-@ HOME-PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 71 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND ON CURLING IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-PAIN SINCE SHE CLEANED HER EAR W/ A BOBBY PIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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