|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 498
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| POKED IN EYE WITH BRISTLES FROM BRUSH. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | 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 |
| C/O RT EYE PAIN AND BURRINESS AFTER HITTING HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH HER HAIRBRUSH. CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | 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 |
| RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION-PT STATES SHE SCRATCHED HER RT EYE WITH A HAIRB RUSH TODAY. C/O PAIN TO RT EYE WITH REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 POKED HER RT EYE W/ A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 26 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 |
| POKED IN THE EYE W/ A COMB LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| HAIR BRUSH HIT RIGHT EYE DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | 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, Hair dryers |
| 40 YOF WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR &HIT EYE WITH A BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | 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, Hair dryers |
| 44YOF USING BLOW DRYER AND BRUSH AT HOME HIT EYE DX/CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BRUSH BY HIS DAUGHTER, C/O PAIN, REDNESS & BLURRED VISION, EOM INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
