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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 820
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2004 | 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 |
| POKED EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | 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 |
| PT COMBING HAIR WHEN COMB STRUCK EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION.PT WENT TO COMB HAIR AND SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF PLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON A METAL COMB WITH PRICKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POPPED NECK BRUSHING HAIR DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURE EAR W/ THE TAIL OF A COMB RIGHT EAR CANAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 38 YEAR OLD MALE COMB SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 26 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE COMBING HAIR WITH BRUSH ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HAD A HAIRBRUSH FALL ONTO LEFT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTLY STRUCK W/ A HAIR BRUSH BY DAUGHTER. ACUTE LAC RT ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. REACHED UP TO BRUSH HER HAIR THIS MORNING, FELT SOME MUSCLE STRAIN. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN DORSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Doors |
| EAR DRUM INJURY-HAD A "RATTAIL" COMB STICKING IN EAR-HIT COMB ON A HOUS E DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | 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 |
| STUCK SELF IN EAR WITH A COMB DX: EAR ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | 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 |
| PT CAME UP BEHIND HER DAUGHTER WHO WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR WITH A HAIRBRU SH ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | 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 |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A HAIR BRUSH ON HAIR AND INJURED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 45 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 EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PAIN BRUSHING DAUGHTERS HAIR DX. CHEST MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 30 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 EAR BLEEDING AND PAIN AFTER CLEANING EAR WITH TAIL OF A COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH COMB DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| BRUSHING HAIR AND SCRATCHED EYE WITH A BRUSH DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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