Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Year 2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	11
6-15 years old:	97
16-25 years old:	111
26-50 years old:	318
50+ years old:	194

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 43 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
STUCK HAIR BRUSH IN EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION. 43 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 16 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
16 YOF ABRASION TO EYE FROM A HAIR COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 45 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
45 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT POKED SELF WITH COMB TO EYE. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT EYEBALL WITH SUBCONJUNCITIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
55 YOF VDX EYE PAIN - C/O LT EYE PAIN DUE TO DIRECT TRAUMA DUE TO COMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	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
56 YOF POKED SELF IN L EYE WHILE COMBING HAIR DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 14 months	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
14MOF CORNEAL ABRASION HIT SELF IN EYE WITH COMB CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 67 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
67YOF INADVERTENTLY IMPACTED LEFT EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH - LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 74 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
74YOF STATES SHE WAS COMBING HER HAIR WHEN COMB SLIPPED OUT OF HER HAND AND HIT HER IN L EYE DX- CORNEAL ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 40 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
40 YO F BRUSHED EYE WITH ROUNDED HAIR ROLLER BRUSH 3 DAYS AGO. CONTINUE D EYE PAIN. DX:CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
A 8 YOF WAS HIT IN EYE WITH BRUSH, DX CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 23 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
23YOM CONT EYE W/ COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 23 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
23YOF-CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/A HAIRBRUSH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
4YOF W/EYE REDNESS AND SWELLING AFTER STRUCK IN EYE W/COMB X4-6 DAYS; E YE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 33 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
33YOF, ACC GOT EYE SCRATCHED WHILE 3YO CHILD WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR >>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2010	Age: 6 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
6YOF PT, SISTER BRUSHING HAIR WHEN SHE ACCID HIT PT IN R EYE W/ HAIRBRU SH. PAIN, REDNESS TO EYE. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	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
47 Y/O/F SCRATCHED EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH AT HOME DX/ LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	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
52YOF HIT EYE WHILE USING HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
35YOM WAS COMBING HAIR, COMB ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM IN LT EYE, C/O PAIN & REDNESS. DX - LT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
24 YO F HIT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH WHILE DRYING HAIR C/O RT EYE PAIN DX CORNEAL ABRASION***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 8 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
8YOM POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 38 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
38YOF WAS AT HOME, BRUSHING HAIR, GOT HAIR BRUSH IN EYE CAUSING A RT CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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