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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 653
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Chemicals |
| 3 YO M PLAYING WITH BRUSH THAT HAD PERMANENT SOLUTION ON IT, NOW HAS RA SH ON HAND. DX CONTACT DERMATITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 2 YO MALE HIT ON LIP WITH A COMB. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 10 MO F SWALLOWED THE TOOTH FROM A COMB. DX: INGESTED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | 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 |
| 2 YOF POKED IN RIGHT EAR WITH END OF COMB. DX: ABRASION TYMPANIC MEMBR ANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 11 MONTH OLD MALE SWALLOWED SMALL PIECE OF BRUSH DX: F.B. INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 2 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 2YOF ABRASION TO EAR PUT COMB IN EAR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 4 YO FEMALE PUT A COMB IN VAGINA. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 2YOM CHEWING ON A HAIR BRUSH AND SWALLOWED SOME OF THE BRISTLES STARTED TO CHOKE FB ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 14MOF CORNEAL ABRASION HIT SELF IN EYE WITH COMB CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 4 YOF HAS RIGHT THUMB STUCK IN HOLE OF COMB COMB STUCK ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 22MONTH OLD FEMALE-HAS A PIECE OF PLASTIC BRUSH UP THE LT NOSTRIL. DX: F/B REMOVED FROM LT NOSTRIL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | 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 |
| A 4 YOM PUT THE SHARP END OF COMB IN EAR, DX EARACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 11 MO FEMALE FELL WITH COMB N MOUTH DXL MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| 2 YO FEMALE CRAWLING WITH A COMB IN MOUTH. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 20MOM-CHIN LAC-RUNNING W/A COMB WHEN HE FELL-COMB CUT CHIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 17MOM LAC MOUTH ON COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 16MOM SWALLED TINE OF COMB, NO DIFFICULTIES DX: INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 11MOM WAS CHEWING ON SISTER'S HAIRBRUSH. NOW DUSKY AROUND LIPS AND BREATHING SHALLOW. DX CONCERN FOR INHALED FB, CHOKING SPELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 12 MONTH F ASPIRATED ON A SMALL COMB SHE WAS PLAYING WITH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 4 YR F PUT HAIRBRUSH BRISTLES IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 MO FEMALE FELL WITH A COMB IN MOUTH. DX MOUTH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 5 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 5 YOF DX FOREIGN BODY IN LT EAR - PLASTIC PART OF COMB LODGED IN HER EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| 17 MOM ROLLED OVER ON FLOOR WITH COMB IN MOUTH SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 4YOF W/EYE REDNESS AND SWELLING AFTER STRUCK IN EYE W/COMB X4-6 DAYS; E YE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 YOF PATIENT PUT POINTY END OF A COMB IN EAR. DX: ABRASION EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 3YOM MOM WAS BRUSHING HAIR WHEN TICK GOT CAUGHT IN BRUSH, PULLED OFF HE AD; TICK BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 4 MOM-MOTHER STATES NOTIED "BUMPS" ON CHILD'S SCALP-USING *** BABY SH AMPOO & SOFT BRISTLED BRUSH DX ABRASIONS * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 5 YO F STEPPED ON HAIR BRUSH DX: FB TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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