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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 20 years | 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 WAS CLEANING HER EARS WITH THE END OF A COMB LAST NIGHT AND DEVELOPE D PAIN OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | 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 STABBED SELF IN EAR WITH RAT-TAILED COMB-EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TOP OF COMB ACCIDENTLY POKED EAR RUPTURE RIGHT EAR TYMPANUM TRAUMATIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EAR INJURY FROM ACCIDENTALLY STICKING COMB IN RIGHT EAR. DX-RIGHT TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PURFORATION, RIGHT EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| USING COMB TO SCRATCH INSIDE OF EAR PUNTURE EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT SCRATCHED EAR WITH COMB, FELT PAIN, SAW BLOOD, DX TYMPANIC RUPTURE T O EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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