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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POKED SHARP END OF COMB IN R EAR DX; PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PIECE OF COMB IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EARDRUM INJURY-STUCK COMB IN EAR-FELT A "POP"-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT'S SISTER STUCK A PERM PICK IN PTS EAR HAS HAD BLOODY DRAINAGE DX- TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSED EAR WITH COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WITH LAC TO EARDRUM WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT EARDRUM PERFORATION-SUS INJ WHEN SHE POKED HERSELF IN THE EAR WITH A LONG TAIL COMB. HAS PAIN AND HEARS AN ECHO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TOOTH FROM COMB IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BLD/DRAINAG FROM THE EAR S/P ACC POKINGIT C RAT TAIL COMB "TM PERFORATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCRATCHING EAR W/ A COMB SNEEZED HIT DRESSER COMB PUNCTURED EAR RIGHT EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 5 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 |
| NO OBVIOUS DRAINAGE FROM EAR NO INJURIES AFTER PUTTING COMB IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH HER BROTHER IN THE CAR AND STRUCK IN THE RIG HT EAR WITH A PIG TAIL COMB ABRASION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT EAR ON A COMB, ?MECH 'LAC' |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DX LACERATION RT EAR CANAL - S/P AS PER PT SHE WAS CLEANING HER EAR W/A TAIL COMB WHEN NHER DAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PLASTIC TOOTH FROM COMB IN EAR, DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK END OF COMB INTO EAR/EAR CANAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 15 Y/O F SUS A EAR INJURY X TODAY. PT WHILE AT HOME PT STUCK A COMB HAN DLE TOO FAR IN EAR WITH FORCE. DX PERFORATION OF THE RIGHT TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT BROKE OFF BRISTLE OF A HAIRBRUSH AND STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH END OF COMB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK PLASTIC COMB IN EAR AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK END OF RAT-TAIL COMB INTO EAR/PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC TO EAR WHEN STRUCK EAR WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HAS ABRASION TO HER EAR AFTER STRIKING HER EAR WHEN USING A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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