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Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
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Date: 11/30/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CURLING IRON. LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT BURNED EYEBALL WITH CURLING IRON CORNEAL THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CORNEAL BURN-HIT EYE W/ HOT CURLING IRON-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
CORNEA BURN: USING CURLING IRON, BLINKED, CAUGHT EYEBALL WITH CURLING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT WAS CURLING HAIR WITH CURLING IRON AND DROPPED IRON INTO EYE DX: THERMAL INJ RT EYE - CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
52 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHILE USING CURLING IRON AT HOME. DX; R CORNEAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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