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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PW LEFT FOREARM.PT INJURED FOREARM AFTER FALLING ON A COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HAIR WITH COMB HOLDING RT ARM MILDLY PULLING NOW NOT MOVIN G ARM, DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| F B IN FOREARM - TOOTH OF COMB - METAL F B REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT CUT HIMSELF ON A THINNING COMB. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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