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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 884
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| SIBLING STUCK A PIECE OF COMB IN PTS EAR. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| AT HOME SISTER THREW HAIRBRUSH LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 3 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: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PLAYING WITH A HAIR COMB LAST EVENING AND FELL SUSTAINED AN EAR LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WAS HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH A HAIRBRUSH BY OLDER BROTHER DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PUT PIECE OF COMB IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM PUT A COMB IN PTS EAR TO REMOVE SOMETHING. DX PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STABBED ON HAND BY SISTER WITH METAL END OF COMB LAST NIGHT; HA ND LAC./ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| YOUNGER BROTHER PUT A COMB IN PTS EAR. NOW BLEEDING. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS ACCID. HIT IN THE L CHEEK BY BROTHER WHO THREW A HAIRBRUSH. HAS SMALL BRUISE TO CHEEK. DX FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 2YOF AT HOME TONIGHT LACERATED LEFT FOOT ON A WIRE HAIR BRUSH; FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Other toys |
| COMBING DOLL BABY'S HAIR HIT SELF IN FACE AND EYE W/ THE COMB LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TOOTH FROM A COMB IN NOSE. DX FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT FELL WITH COMB IN MOUTH DX: INTRAORAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR. DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WHILE HAVING HER HAIR COMBED, PT FELL, LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT HAD A BRISTLE FROM A HAIR BRUSH LODGED IN PENIS AT HOME WHILE TAKIN G A SHOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SSTUCK END OF COMB IN BACK OF MOUTH. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT FELL WITH A COMB IN HER MOUTH DX: IRRITATION ROOF OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK A HAIR PICK IN LEFT EAR PUNCTURE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SIBLING STUCK POINTED COMB HANDLE IN PTS MOUTH/THROAT. DX FB SOFT PALA TE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT IN FACE WITH A HAIRBRUSH BY 2 YO, AT DAYCARE- BRUISE TO FOREHEAD DX: FACIAL BRUISE, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | 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 |
| STUCK COMB IN EAR. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM FOUND PTS EAR BLEEDING WHILE COMBING HAIR, PT PICKED UP FROM DAYCAR E WITH CONTUSION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| H/O HYPO PLASTIC LEFT HEART, PT FELL ONTO HAIRBRUSH IN MOUTH, INITIALLY BLEEDING FROM MOUTH; MOUTH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SWALLOWED TOOTH FROM COMB;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PLACED A PLASTIC COMB INTO EAR TODAY, SMALL AMOUNT OF BLEEDING NOTICED >> ABRS/EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SWALLOWED PLASTIC TOOTH FROM COMB FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| PATIENT STUCK TOOTH OF COMB IN EAR CANAL; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED IN EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE AFTER A COMB POKED HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH BRUSH SUST LAC TO FACE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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