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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 241
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 11 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 |
| COMBING HER HAIR -BROTHER BUMPED INTO HER COMB WENT INTO EAR RIGHT TM PERORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 10 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 |
| SOMEONE STUCK A "RAT TAIL COMB" IN PTS EAR, TM PERFORATION OF EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
| STUCK TAIL OF COMB INTO EAR/TM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION TO TO EAR CANAL FROM COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FB R EAR, PT PUT A PIECE OF COMB IN HER CANAL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO DISCHARGES, TM NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT. W/ DIZZINESS, TINITUS WAS CLEAN'G INSIDE EAR W/ TIP OF COMB. HX. AB SCESS REMOVAL SAME EAR. DX.: TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION, TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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