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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 62
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| END OF COMB WENT INTO PATIENT'S EAR WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN BUS, EAR PAIN; OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O HER EARDRUM IS EXPOSED - TRAUMATIC EAR INJURY WITH SHARP END OF COMB THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| FB LEFT EAR.PT HAD A PIECE OF A COMB BREAK OFF IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Paper products |
| PUSHED A PIECE OF TISSUE INTO EAR WITH RAT TAIL COMB. DX. FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH TIP OF COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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