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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 798
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| 32YOF WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH THE POINTED END OF A HAIR BRUSH AND FELL AGAINST A WALL PUSHED IT IN FURTHER PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TRAUMA RT EAR-26YOF SUS INJ TO RT EAR WHILE SCRATCHING IT WITH END OF A COMB. HAS BLEEDING FROM EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 5YOM MOM BRUSHING HAIR WITH HAIR BRUSH AND CAUGHT EAR ABRASION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| ABRASION TO EAR FROM A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EAR DRUM ? PERFORATION08 Y/O F-ACCIDENTLY PUT END OF COMB INTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK END OF COMB IN RIGHT EAR RUPTURED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| ABRASION TO EAR FROM A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| OLDER BROTHER MAY HAVE PUT COMB IN EAR LAST NIGHT PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 POKED A RAT TAIL COMB N EAR, DX; EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 2 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 STUCK END OF COMB IN HER EAR, DX: ABRASION TO INNER EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT SCREAMING WITH EAR PAIN AFTER STICKING A COMB IN EAR; EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WITH EARDRUM INJURY FROM STICKING COMB INTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT STUCK POINTY COMB IN EAR, DX EAR PAIN/INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT STUCK POINTY COMB IN EAR, DX EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| LAC TO EAR WHEN WALKING WITH A COMB IN EAR AND STRUCK A WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EAR INJURY FROM STICKING COMB IN LEFT EAR. DX-LEFT EAR TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RUPTURE, LEFT EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR WHEN THE BRUSH CAUGHT HER EARRING AND PULLED IT THROUGH HER EAR, DX: LAC TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| STUCK A COMB IN EAR AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DX EAR CANAL LACERATION - HIT BY CHILD WHILE CLEANING EAR WITH COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| R EAR PAIN, STUCK COMB IN IT DX: PERF TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH A COMB, TOOTH OF COMB BROKE OFF IN EAR; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SIS PUT SHARP PART POINT OF COMB (POINT FOR PARTING HAIR) IN L EAR, SAW DRIED BLOOD. DX: L EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STUCK END OF COMB IN EAR, ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED RUPTURE OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BRUSHING HAIR W/BRUSH INJURED EAR LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EAR LAC-CUT EAR W/A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | 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 |
| PT HAS A PIECE OF A COMB IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT SCRATCHING EAR W/A COMB WHEN PIECE OF COMB BROKE OFF IN EAR, FB REMO VED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY IN AUDITORY CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| ABRASION TO RIGHT EAR CANAL - ACCIDENTLY STUCK THE END OF A COMB IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT GOT FB IN EAR (PIECE OF A COMB) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT.S SISTER STUCK END OF COMB IN EAR CANAL W/ BLOOD DX: R EAR CANAL TRAUMA/ BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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