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Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 608
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Date: 10/12/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
ABRASION CORNEA - 37 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SIDED EYE IRRITATION AND "LIKE SAND" FEELING - ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
R CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOF AT HOME WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND GOT A BRISTLE I N R EYE. C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2006Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
COMBING HAIR, ACC POKED SELF IN THE EYE BY COMB HANDLE " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers
PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A BRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH END OF COMB. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT BRUSHING HER HAIR AWAY FROM HER FACE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, TEARING, PHOTOPHOBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2006Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ HAIR BRUSH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED EYE WHEN USING A BRUSH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT. WAS CLEANING BRUSH, BRUSH STRUCK HIM IN R EYE. DX. R EYE CORNEAL A BRA, R FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SCRATCHED LT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PAIN TO EYE HIT SELF WITH HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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