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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,362
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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: 12/12/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT INJURED @ HOME WHILE BRUSHING HAIR INJURED NECK DX: NECK STRAIN |
| 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: 11/27/2008 | 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: 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: 11/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HEAD & FELT A PC OF METAL STICKING OUT OF SKULL PT HADBR AIN SURGERY 7 YRS OLD DX: FOREIGN BODY IN HEAD DX: TRANS TO *** |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RIGHT TRAP STR. PT STRAINED UPPER BACK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR. |
| 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: 10/20/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 26 YOF STRUCK ON RIGHT HAND WITH HAIRBRUSH SUSTAINING A CONTUSION, ACCI DENTAL INJURY, DAUGHTER HAD HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT INJURED @ HOME BRUSHING HAIR FELT BACK PAIN DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR, DISLOCATED SHOULDER, DX; DISLOCATION R SHOULDER REDUCED |
| 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: 09/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STRIANED FINGER WHEN STUCK ON A HAIR BRUSH AT HOME |
| 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: 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: 08/19/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN WITH SPASM: ONSET THIS A.M. OF NECK PAIN W BRUSH'G AND COMB'G HAIR, HEARD "SNAP" NOW PAIN C MV'MT OF NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT REACHING ABOVE HER SHOULDERS COMBING HAIR TO PUT IN A TIGHT PONEY TA IL AND STRAINED NECK |
| 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: 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: 06/25/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STEPPED ON A HAIRBRUSH THAT WAS ON FLOOR & ROLLED FOOT DX: SPRAINED LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| BRUSHING HER HAIR. CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 03/17/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HER HAIR AND SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| 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: 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: 02/21/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DAUGHTERS BRUSH AND FELL, INJ FOOT |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HAIR WHEN FELT R SHOULDER GO OUT, IMMEDIATE PAIN DX: DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND TWISTED NECK WRONG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| P/W AOF CP RAD TO THE RT SHOULDER WHILE BRUSHING HAIR >> CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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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