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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 63
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 22 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX R EAR CANAL LAC - CAN'T RULE OUT TM PERFORATION/ORAL APHTHAE OR APTHOUS ULCERS: 22YOF ABRASION F COMB IN R EAR. SHARP PN OOZING BLD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Doors |
| 16 YOF WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH RATTAIL COMB AND DOOR CAME BACK, COMB WENT INTO EAR CANAL. DX-PERFORATION TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, TRAUMATIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| EAR CANAL AB-18YOF-SCRATCHED EAR W/ RAT TAILED COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 21 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 21 YOM ACCIDENTALLY POKED EAR WITH A RATTAIL COMB, EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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