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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 48 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 40 years | 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 |
| PT.REPORTED STRUCK SELF IN EYE WITH COMB WHILE COMBING HAIR C/O REDNESS AND PAIN. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION LT.EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 43 years | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER POKING HERSELF WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT, WITH HISTORY OF FUNGAL CORENAL ULCER, SUSTAINED HAIR BRUSH TO EYE. D: CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE W/A BRUSH BY HER CHILD ACCIDENTLY @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH COMB DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT A HAIRBRUSH STUCK IN HIS RT EYEC AUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | 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 |
| INJURED LEFT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, ACUTE IRITIS, LE FT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | 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 |
| BRUSHING HAIR WHEN BRUSH WENT ACROSS EYE ABRADING CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A COMB THIS MORNING, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 44 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 29 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 29 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 |
| $LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A HAIRBRUSH AND INJURED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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