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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,303
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 19MOF R EYE INJ CONJUCTUAL LAC POKED IN EYE WITH COMB HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSED EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 37 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SIDED EYE IRRITATION AND "LIKE SAND" FEELING - ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ON THE SCHOOL BUS COMBING HAIR WHEN THE BUS STOPPED SHORT POKED SELF IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION R EYEBALL PT SUST INJURY W/A COMB AT HOME, C/O PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, REDNESS, SWELLING EYELID, TEARING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT IN EYE WITH HANDLE OF HAIRBRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH FINGER WHILE COMBING HAIR AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSED EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOF AT HOME WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND GOT A BRISTLE I N R EYE. C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR, ACC POKED SELF IN THE EYE BY COMB HANDLE " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT POKED W/A HAIR BRUSH AT HOME, C/O PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HAS ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSED EYE WHEN HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH END OF COMB. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT BRUSHING HER HAIR AWAY FROM HER FACE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, TEARING, PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PSOT TRAUMATIC IRITIS-HIT EYE W/ COMB-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT HAS CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A HAIR BRUSH ON SCHOOL BUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ HAIR BRUSH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED EYE WHEN USING A BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 52 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 YO FEMALE WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND HIT EYE WITH FINGER NAIL CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ HAIRPICK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. WAS CLEANING BRUSH, BRUSH STRUCK HIM IN R EYE. DX. R EYE CORNEAL A BRA, R FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PLAYING C COSIN, STRUCK ON THE EYE BY PLASTIC COMB " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 3 YOM POKED SELF IN LEFT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCRATCHED LT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PAIN TO EYE HIT SELF WITH HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A COMB , CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Liniments or rubbing compounds |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - 2 YOF WAS BEING "*** AND MOTHER DIPPED THE CO MB INTO ALCOHOL WHICH DRIPPED INTO CHILD'S LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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