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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 825
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WENT TO BRUSH HER HAIR AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SH OULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/13/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK"RAT TAIL" COMB IN EAR PUNCTURE RT T.M. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER SUITCASE, LANDED AGAINST WALL. DX. CONT L SHOULDER, F OREARM, UPPER ARM, ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 91 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 LACERATED HEAD WITH A COMB AT HOME, LIVES WITH SON |
| 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: 10/26/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| SCALP MINOR LAC-INJURY OCCURRED WHILE COMBING HAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HOMELESS PT AWOKE IN FIELD TODAY, STOOD UP TO COMB HAIR, "LEGS GAVE OUT ON ME" & FELL. MULTIPLE FALLS RECENTLY. D: WEAKNESS, FALL. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 05/26/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LEFT FOOT CONTUSION-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO FOOT AFTER DROPING A HAIRB RUSH ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 64 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 |
| PUNCTURE TYPANIC MEMBRANE - 64 YOF WAS USING A HAIR PICK WHEN SHE POKED HER RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SHOULDER POPPED, WHILE BRUSHING HAIR SHOULDEER STRAIN |
| 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: 02/07/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. CUT W/COMB AT HAIRDRESSERS. DX. LAC FACIAL. |
| 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: 01/25/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HIS HAIR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR WITH THE COMB ABRASION EAR |
| 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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