Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 786
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	241	Head:	142
Eyeball:	106	Neck:	103
Mouth:	99	Finger:	59
Knee:	15	Elbow:	6
All Of Body:	6	Lower Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/21/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
STSRAINED ELBOW WHEN BRUSHING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PRESSED VERY HARD WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AND HEARD A POP. DX. R 4TH FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CHI, FELL WHEN BRUSHING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/29/2006	Age: 7 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 R EYEBALL PT SUST INJURY W/A COMB AT HOME, C/O PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, REDNESS, SWELLING EYELID, TEARING.
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: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
POKED BY COMB IN ARM, PIN HOLE SIZE PUNCTURE WOUND
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: 06/19/2006	Age: 9 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 WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND INJURED NECK.DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
14YOM ACCIDENTLY HIT HAIR BRUSH LAC LIP AT LOCK IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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 HAS ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 11 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
SPRAINED NECK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
BRUSHING A FRIEND HAIR AT SCHOOL, SYNCOPED&FELL LANDED ONTO KNEE " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE DAD FIXING PT HAIR W/BRUSH, LIKELY HAD HAIR BRUS HING SYNCOPE-ALWAYS SIT WHILE HAVING HAIR BRUSHED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 11 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
CERVICAL STRAIN - 11 YOF C/O NECK PAIN AFTER BRUSHING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 13 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
PATIENT WAS USING BRUSH, BRUSHING HAIR AND GOT A CATCH IN NECK. DX: S PRAIN TO NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PSOT TRAUMATIC IRITIS-HIT EYE W/ COMB-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 11 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
STRAINED NECK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR WITH HAIRBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Motor vehicles or parts
PT HAS CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A HAIR BRUSH ON SCHOOL BUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAIR BRUSH; LACERATION TO SCAPL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS HIT ON THE LIP WITH A HAIRBRUSH BY SIBLING; BUSTED LIP. D : LAC ERATION LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SISTER THREW A PLASTIC HAIRBRUSH AT PT AND HIT PT ON LIP. D: LIP LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT STRUCK W/A HAIRBRUSH IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, TENDERNESS, NO DIZZINESS.
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

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A BRUSH.DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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