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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SON STUCK A COMB IN PTS EAR, C/O OF PAIN, BLEEDING OF EAR CANAL, CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN LEFT EAR WITH SHARP END OF COMB, C/O EAR PAIN. DX-TRAUMATION PERFORMATION TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SHE WAS BUMPED A RAT TAIL COMB WENT INTO EAR ACCIDENTLY TRAUMA RUPTURE RIGHT EAR TYMPANUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| STUCK END OF COMB INTO EAR/TM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED TIP OF COMB IN EAR, DX EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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