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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 54 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 |
| CORNEAL ULCER-ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE W/ COMB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT COMBING HAIR LAST NIGHT AND HIT EYE WITH BRISTLES OF BRUSH. D: CORNE AL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 60 YO FEMALE HIT RIGHT EYE ON WITH BRUSH TWO DAYS AGO TRAUMATIC IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O "THE TAIL OF A COMB CATCHED ME IN MY RT EYE YESTERDAY" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| LEFT CORN ABR. PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND POKED EYE WITH BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | Age: 69 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 BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 61 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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