Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Year 2008 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	78
6-15 years old:	36
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED A TOOTH OF A COMB. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
WHILE BRUSHING HAIR FEW DAYS AGO, PT SWALLOWED A "HAIR BALL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS PLAYING W/4 Y/O AND COMB WAS SHOVED UP INTO NOSE. DX: NASAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED TOOTH FROM COMB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED PLASTIC TOOTH FROM COMB FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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