diff --git a/imednet/endpoints/records.py b/imednet/endpoints/records.py
index e4cb7373..0e9e9a83 100644
--- a/imednet/endpoints/records.py
+++ b/imednet/endpoints/records.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 from imednet.core.protocols import ParamProcessor
 from imednet.models.jobs import Job
 from imednet.models.records import Record
-from imednet.validation.cache import SchemaCache, validate_record_data
+from imednet.utils.security import validate_header_value
+from imednet.validation.cache import SchemaCache, validate_record_entry
 
 
 class RecordsParamProcessor(ParamProcessor):
@@ -68,12 +69,7 @@ def _validate_records_if_schema_present(
         """
         if schema is not None:
             for rec in records_data:
-                fk = rec.get("formKey") or rec.get("form_key")
-                if not fk:
-                    fid = rec.get("formId") or rec.get("form_id") or 0
-                    fk = schema.form_key_from_id(fid)
-                if fk:
-                    validate_record_data(schema, fk, rec.get("data", {}))
+                validate_record_entry(schema, rec)
 
     def _build_headers(self, email_notify: Union[bool, str, None]) -> Dict[str, str]:
         """
@@ -91,9 +87,7 @@ def _build_headers(self, email_notify: Union[bool, str, None]) -> Dict[str, str]
         headers = {}
         if email_notify is not None:
             if isinstance(email_notify, str):
-                # Security: Prevent header injection via newlines
-                if "\n" in email_notify or "\r" in email_notify:
-                    raise ValueError("email_notify must not contain newlines")
+                validate_header_value(email_notify)
                 headers[HEADER_EMAIL_NOTIFY] = email_notify
             else:
                 headers[HEADER_EMAIL_NOTIFY] = str(email_notify).lower()
diff --git a/imednet/utils/security.py b/imednet/utils/security.py
index f078b7d2..fd83d955 100644
--- a/imednet/utils/security.py
+++ b/imednet/utils/security.py
@@ -14,3 +14,17 @@ def sanitize_csv_formula(value: Any) -> Any:
     if isinstance(value, str) and value.lstrip().startswith(("=", "+", "-", "@")):
         return f"'{value}"
     return value
+
+
+def validate_header_value(value: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Validate that a header value does not contain newline characters.
+
+    Args:
+        value: The header value to validate.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the value contains newline characters.
+    """
+    if "\n" in value or "\r" in value:
+        raise ValueError(f"Header value must not contain newlines: {value!r}")
diff --git a/imednet/validation/cache.py b/imednet/validation/cache.py
index 15f6abca..7e83a59d 100644
--- a/imednet/validation/cache.py
+++ b/imednet/validation/cache.py
@@ -163,6 +163,31 @@ def validate_record_data(
         _check_type(variables[name].variable_type, value)
 
 
+def validate_record_entry(
+    schema: BaseSchemaCache[Any],
+    record: Dict[str, Any],
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Validate a single record entry against the schema.
+
+    Resolves the form key from "formKey", "form_key", "formId", or "form_id".
+
+    Args:
+        schema: The schema cache to use for validation.
+        record: The record data dictionary.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValidationError: If the form key is not present in the schema or the data
+            fails validation checks.
+    """
+    fk = record.get("formKey") or record.get("form_key")
+    if not fk:
+        fid = record.get("formId") or record.get("form_id") or 0
+        fk = schema.form_key_from_id(fid)
+    if fk:
+        validate_record_data(schema, fk, record.get("data", {}))
+
+
 class SchemaValidator(_ValidatorMixin):
     """Validate record payloads using variable metadata from the API."""
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/endpoints/test_records_endpoint.py b/tests/unit/endpoints/test_records_endpoint.py
index 7f742d4b..e8f7d444 100644
--- a/tests/unit/endpoints/test_records_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/unit/endpoints/test_records_endpoint.py
@@ -113,3 +113,9 @@ def test_create_validates_data_with_snake_case_keys(dummy_client, context, respo
     # Even if we use snake_case "form_key"
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
         ep.create("S1", [{"form_key": "F1", "data": {"bad": 1}}], schema=schema)
+
+
+def test_create_raises_on_header_injection(dummy_client, context):
+    ep = records.RecordsEndpoint(dummy_client, context)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Header value must not contain newlines"):
+        ep.create("S1", [{"data": {}}], email_notify="test\n@example.com")