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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 16YOF STS MY SISTER THREW A WOODEN COMB AT ME DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 18YOF SUST R EYEBROW LAC WHEN STRUCK BY THROWN HAIR BRUSH DX R EYEBROW LAC 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE FROM HAIR BRUSH DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT EYEBROW ABRASION.PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND SCRAPED EYEBROW WITH COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| P/W JAW PAIN WHILE BRUSHING HAIR >> D/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PLAYING WITH GIRLFRIEND AND STABBED WITH COMB OVER EYELID. DX LACERATI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STRUCK ON FACE C A HAIR BRUSH THAT WAS THROWN BY SISTER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF W/A POINTED COMB HANDLE ON THE RT INNER SIDE OF LOWER EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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