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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2009 | 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 STATES WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND POKED SELF IN EYE WITH BRUSH DX: CONJUCTIVAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YOF, HIT EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 34 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 WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, STRUCK BY A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YOF POKED SELF LEFT EYE WITH COMB SUSTAINING CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PLASTIC COMB AS SHE WAS BRUSHING H ER HAIR NOW THE EYE IS BLEEDING SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 29 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 ACCIDENTLY STUCK COMB IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION, RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| STUCK BRISTLES OF HAIRBRUSH IN (R) EYE-----CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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