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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PW TO EAR WHEN STUCK BY A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STUCK A COMB IN HER EAR B/C IT WAS ITCHING AND PUNCTURED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TRAUMA LT.EAR.PT.REFERS WITH COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK TAIL OF COMB INTO EAR/PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURED R EAR WITH COMB. DX- R TYPMANIC MEMBRANE PUNCTURE, R EAR EXTE RNAL AUDITORY CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUT END OF COMB INTO EAR/PW TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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