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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 51 YO F, C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN, PT STATES USED METAL HAIR PIN TO REMOVE A BLACKHEAD, NOW SWELLING, DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| 54YOF RT EAR BLEEDING AFTER PICKING EAR WAX OUT OF RT EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, AB RT EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 78YOF ACUTE LEFT OTALGIA - CLEANING EAR WITH HAIRPIN; WHILE CLEANING EAR, SHE FELL ASLEEP, THINKS HAIRPIN IS STUCK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 91 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 |
| 91 Y/O B/FM HAIR PIN IN EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| EXTERNAL OTITIS,R/O OCCULT EAR CANAL F.B.: 58YOF USING BOBBY PIN SCRAPING EAR, FELT SOMETHING HARD, STARTED DIGGING IT, SOME BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 53 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 EARDRUM-53YOF C/O BLEEDING FROM RT EAR AFTER SHE ACCIDENT ALLY POKED IT WITH A HAIR PIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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