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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric combs |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION, POSSIBLE CORNEAL ULCER FROM HAVING HAIR STRAIGHTENED THIS A.M. WITH A "HOT COMB" AND IT TOUCHED PATIENT'S EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| PT. BURNED L EYE ON L EYE W/HOT COMB PER FAMILY. DX. BURN L CORNEAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT ORBITAL AREA S/P BURN BY HOT COMB THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/1998 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric combs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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