Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,481
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	100
Year 1998:	300
Year 1999:	86
Year 2000:	51
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	31
Year 2006:	160
Year 2007:	111
Year 2008:	205
Year 2009:	31
Year 2010:	177

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	49
6-15 years old:	516
16-25 years old:	10
26-50 years old:	656
50+ years old:	248

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
48YOF, WHILE WAS COMBING HER HAIR, GO FINGER NAIL CAUGHT, PULLING IT OU T>>AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
53YOF BITTEN ON FINGER BY DOG WHEN TRYING TO BRUSH DOG. DX: DOG BITE ON RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
4 YOF HAS RIGHT THUMB STUCK IN HOLE OF COMB COMB STUCK ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
18 YO F HIT BY A HAIR BRUSH ON FINGER DX: STRAINED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
35 Y/O FEMALE POKED L PINKY FINGER WITH HAIRBRUSH DX BACTERIAL FELON OF DISTAF 5TH DIGIT L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
47YO BLACK FEMALE WAS WRESTLING WITH DAUGHTER WITH A COMB IN HAND, COMB STUCK PT IN R 4TH DIGIT, DX PUNCTURE WOUND & LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
DX R MIDDLE FINGER CELLULITIS: P/W WD ON TDORSUM ASPECT OF FINGER THAT STARTED W CALLOUS ON FINGER TTHAT W PUNCTURED W A POCKET COMB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
STRIANED FINGER WHEN STUCK ON A HAIR BRUSH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
10 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT FINGER WITH A SWITCHBLADE COMB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Animal induced injury
79Y/O,M,COMBING CAT, CUT FINGER, ACUTE INFECTED LAC. R LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
WALKING AT SCHOOL SWINGING ARMS, KNICKED PINKY FINGER ON HAIR PICK IN POCKET. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
THUMB TENDERNESS-FELT A "POP" WHILE COMBING HER HAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM A BRUSH THAT BROTHER WAS SWINGING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
6 YOM LAC THUMB WALKING CARRING COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT 2ND FINGER-STUCK WITH TINE OF A HAIRBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PRESSED VERY HARD WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AND HEARD A POP. DX. R 4TH FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
LACERATION FINGER - 42 YOF WAS WASHING SON'S HAIR AND LACERATED LEFT IN DEX FINGER ON A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT HAD STUCK BRUSH BRISTLE UNDER THUMB 14 DAYS AGO, NOW THUMB SWELLING AND PAIN; CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK BY A BRUSH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
TP WAS CLEANING A HAIRBRUSH WHEN ONE OF THE BRISTLES SLID UNDNEATH LT T HUMB NAIL SUSTAINED" FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMVOAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
WENT TO PICK UP A METAL COMB BROUGHT IN BY TEACHER ANOTHER STUDENT ACC CUT FINGER LACERATION LEFT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
45YOF-CONTUSION LEFT 5TH FINGER-HIT WITH HAIR BRUSH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
RT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON A METAL COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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