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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STRUCK WITH COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT WAS SLEEPING AND CHILD STUCK A HAIR PICK IN EAR. DX: LACERATI ON TO EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT EAR - S/P POSSIBLE BROKEN RT TM LAST NIGHT W/A COMB "HEARING LIKE A BELL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY POKED HER LT EAR WITH A PICK COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Soaps |
| PATIENT PUT COMB IN EAR TO GET SOAP OUT, FELT/HEARD POP AND "RUSHING" S OUND IN EAR: EAR DRUM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT INJURED AT HOME WITH COMB STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STUCK A COMB IN EAR. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND IN EAR. PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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