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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 574
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| GRAZED (L) EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH LAST NIGHT, INCREASED PAIN TO (L) EYE-- -CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE BY HAIRBRUSH RESULTING IN CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN EYE BY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH COMB. DX; ABR ASION TO LEFT CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HIT HERSELF IN L EYE W/A HAIR BRUSH EARLIER TODAY. DX. CORNEAL ABRA L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE WITH A COMB LAST NIGHT, RED, TEARING-CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRUSHING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR BRUSH AND THE BRISTLES GOT INTO EYE C ORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 36 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 HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 47 YO FEMALE HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE WHILE BRUSHING HAIR WITH WIRE BRUSH >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 49 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 POKED SELF IN EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH DX/ LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| COMBING HAIR WHEN COMB SLIPPED AND POKED EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| SCRAPED EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH PREVIOUS DAY CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 35 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 POKED SELF IN EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH TODAY DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT SELF IN EYE W/ COMB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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