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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STAB WOUND LEFT HAND-ACCIDENTALLY STABBED LEFT HAND WITH A METAL COMB. C/O PUNCTURE WD WITH NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATION WITH DRAINAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Animal induced injury |
| CAT BITE R HAND/78YOM AT HOME YESTERDAY WAS COMBING HIS CAT AND CAT BIT HIS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STABBED HER HAND WITH SHARP END OF COMB; PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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