Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Mouth:	223	Eyeball:	82
Face:	80	Ear:	69
Foot:	11	Internal:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WITH TOOTH OF A BLACK COMB STRUCK IN LT EAR CANAL NOW C/O PN, FB/ITC HING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS POKED IN THE MOUTH WITH A HAIR PICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT SUS A LAC IN EAR FROM ACOMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
STUCK END OF COMB INTO UPPER PALATE SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT PUSHED OR KNOCKED OVER BY BROTHER WHILE HAVING A COMB IN HER MO UTH; MOUTH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
LACERATION NOSE - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME AND PARENT REPORTS HIS SI STER THREW A HAIR BRUSH AT HIM HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE (INTENT NS)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT C/O " A POINTED COMB WENT INSIDE HIS MOUTH WHEN HE FELL DOWN AND BLOOD CAME OUT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
FB RT EAR-REMOVED.PT PUT A BROKEN OFF TOOTH OF A COMB IN EAR AND IT WAS STUCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT PUSHED A "RAT COMB" INTO EAR CANAL, BLEEDING FROM EAR; EAR TRAU MA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT. FELL W/A HAIRBRUSH IN MOUTH, LAC TO UPPER PALATE. DX. LAC UPPER PALATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT STEPPED ON A METAL COMB WITH LT FOOT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CUT FOREHEAD WITH HAIRBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
FELL WITH COMB IN MOUTH DX. LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT HIT IN FACE WITH BRUSH BY BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT STEPPED ON A SHARP METAL COMB AND CUT FOOT ON SHARP PRONG. D: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT DX TRAUMATIC INJURY LT AUDITORY CANAL - S/P POKED IN LT EAR W/SHARP END OF STYLING COMB AN HR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
STUCK COMB IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT PRESENTS S/P INSERTION OF THE SHARP END OF RAT-TAIL COMB IN HER LT EAR.(DX F.B LT EAR)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PLASTIC HAIR COMB HIT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT CHOKED WHEN INGESTED PIECES OF PLASTIC COMB AT HOME, CONTACTED PERSONAL PHYSICIAN, REFERRED TO ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 2 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: Combs or hairbrushes
BROTHER STUCK COMB IN PT. RIGHT EAR. ABRASION RIGHT EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
9 MONTH M FELL WITH A COMB IN HIS MOUTH. DX; LACERATION TO INSIDE OF MOUTH BLEEDING ONLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH COMB IN MOUTH AT HOME; POSTERIO PHARYNGE AL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
HAD COMB IN MOUTH AND SIBLING BUMPED INTO HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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