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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,199
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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: 11/26/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT CHEEK ABRASION.PT WENT TO BRUSH HAIR AND BRUSH WENT DOWN CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABCESS ON SCALP-AFTER SHE USED A COMB-USED ON HER DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 YOF STUCK END OF COMB INTO EAR CONTUSION EAR |
| 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: 09/08/2002 | 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 |
| PT C/O RT EAR PAIN DUE TO INJURY AT 2:00 PM W/A COMB . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 36 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 C/O LT EAR PAIN STARTED ON TUESDAY WHEN PATIENT INSERTED SHARP END OF COMB INTO EAR AND FELL DOWN. |
| 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: 07/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 36 YO M STRUCK ON HAND W/HAIR BRUSH FX METACARPAL CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT CLEANING EAR WITH POINTY COMB CAUSING EAR INJURYDX:EAR LAC/ABRASION |
| 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: 05/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HER HAIR AND SHE INJURED HER NECK DX: ACUTE CERVICAL SPRAIN + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LOW BACK PAIN - WAS COMBING HAIR AND TWISTED WRONG INJURING LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PERFORATED EARDRUM - WAS USING A POINTY COMB AND WENT TO HAND IT OFF AN D POKED LEFT EAR |
| 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: 04/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERV STR. PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. WAS REACHING FOR HAIR BRUSH AT HOME AND SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF JOINT |
| 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: 04/19/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT LIFTING UP HER HAIRBRUSH AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A SPIDER UNDER IT SU STAINED A SPIDER BITE TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| PT. HAD A RATTAIL COMB IN HER EAR WHEN HER SON BUMPED HER, RESULTING IN EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR; NECK PAIN CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 38 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 (R) EAR, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A COMB, C/O BLEEDING. |
| 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: 02/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT INJURED NECK BRUSHING HAIR, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| 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: 01/22/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. WAS HIT WITH A HAIR BRUSH WHEN SOMEONE THREW IT AND IT HIT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HURT NECK WHILE COMBING HAIR WITH COMB DX: ABRASION TO NECK |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PIERCED HAND WITH THE END OF A RAT TAIL COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| 1 HR AGO STUCK A SHARP END OF A COMB IN HER R EAR. DX. ABRA R EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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