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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 838
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/09/2010Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
10 MO F SWALLOWED THE TOOTH FROM A COMB. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2010Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
11 MONTH OLD MALE SWALLOWED SMALL PIECE OF BRUSH DX: F.B. INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
2YOM CHEWING ON A HAIR BRUSH AND SWALLOWED SOME OF THE BRISTLES STARTED TO CHOKE FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/28/2010Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
16MOM SWALLED TINE OF COMB, NO DIFFICULTIES DX: INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2010Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
11MOM WAS CHEWING ON SISTER'S HAIRBRUSH. NOW DUSKY AROUND LIPS AND BREATHING SHALLOW. DX CONCERN FOR INHALED FB, CHOKING SPELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2010Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
12 MONTH F ASPIRATED ON A SMALL COMB SHE WAS PLAYING WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2009Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
12 MONTH F MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED TEETH FROM A COMB THAT HE HAD IN HIS MOUTH DX: FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 10/22/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 06/20/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 03/18/2008Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED TOOTH FROM COMB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED PLASTIC TOOTH FROM COMB FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
FB GI TRACT.PT SWOLLOWED A SIX INCH PLASTIC COMB.TO EGD TO REMOVE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED PIECE OF HAIR BUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION: AT *** HOSPITAL, SWALLOWED METAL FROM`HAIRBRUSH BRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED A PLASTIC TOOTH OFF A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2005Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT CHEWING ON BRISTLES OF HAIR BRUSH, CHEWED ONE OFF AND SWALLOWED IT F B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CHILD PLAYING WITH BROKEN COMB. BRITTLE PIECES IN MOUTH. MOUTH CLEARED BY AUNT, BUT SOME NOT FOUND. D:CONCERN FOR FOREIGN BODY. NORMAL EXAM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2003Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED BRISTLES FROM HAIRBRUSH THIS AM AT HOME. DX. SWALLOWED FOREI GN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT CHOKED WHEN INGESTED PIECES OF PLASTIC COMB AT HOME, CONTACTED PERSONAL PHYSICIAN, REFERRED TO ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2001Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2000Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2000Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2000Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/1999Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/1999Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/1999Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/1999Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/1999Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/1997Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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