Accidents - Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,935
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	74
Year 1999:	166
Year 2000:	96
Year 2001:	322
Year 2002:	237
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	33
Year 2005:	181
Year 2006:	173
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	74
Year 2009:	108
Year 2010:	415

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
RIGHT EAR LAC, PT FELL WHEN TAKING HAIR ROLLERS OUT OF HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, First aid equipment
USED BOBBY PIN AND *** TO SCRATCH EAR DERMATITIS EXTERNAL EAR DERMATITIS EXTERNAL EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 55 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
PT PUT TIP OF HAIR PIN INTO EAR DX: FB EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT USED BOBBY PIN TO SCRATCH EAR, CONTUSION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 63 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
PT CLEANING OUT HER EARS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WITH A BOBBY PIN PAIN IN EAR SINCE THEN OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING TREES 2 DAYS AGO & FELT FOREIGN BODY ENTER EAR. TRIED TO RE MOVE IT W/ A BOBBY PIN. EAR ABRASION NOTED IN EXAM BUT NO FB. D:OTALGIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	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
EAR DRUM INJURY-SINCE CLEANING EAR W/ HAIR PIN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
STUCK BOBBY PIN INTO EAR/EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT SCRATCHED EAR WITH BOBBY PIN, PAIN-OTITIS EXTERNIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
PT STUCK HAIR CLIP IN EAR, EAR BLEEDING DX: ABRASIONS LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
F.B . IN EAR - TRIED TO REMOVE MOTH FROM EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
66 YO FEMALE WAS DIGGING IN EAR WITH BOBBY PIN F/B RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT C/O EAR BLEEDING AFTER SCRATCHING EAR W/ BOBBY PIN DX: FB R EAR, EXCORIATION R EXTERNAL EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 79 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
CUT EAR WITH A BOBBY PIN. DX. MINOR ABRASION R EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT CLEANING WAX OUT OF EARS WITH BOBBY PIN. NOW WITH INCREASED EAR PAIN . D: OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 62 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
PT "CO MY EAR HURTS ME" - PT STATES SHE USED A BOBBY PIN TO CLEAN EAR AND MAY HAVE PUSHED IT ON TOO FAR.
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: 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

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: 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: 09/16/2002	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: 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: 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: 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: 12/03/2001	Age: 60 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2001	Age: 62 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 52 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2001	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins, Paper products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/1999	Age: 70 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1997	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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