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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 58
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRAIDING HER HAIR/COMBING WITH SOMETHING GOING INTO LT ETE, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION OD - C/O PAIN IN OD SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN SHE POKED EYE W/COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS COMBING FRIEND'S HAIR WHEN COMB BROKE AND A PIECE HIT HER IN RT EYE, EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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