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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 537
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, First aid equipment |
| 94 Y/O FEMALE STATES TOOTH FROM HER COMB POKED HER IN EAR & USED A*** T O CLEAN & BLOOD WAS ON TIP DX: CONTUSION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 YOF DX FOREIGN BODY TO RT EAR -/TM PERFORATED - S/P TIP OF COMB LEFT IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 76 YR OLD FEMALE STUCK HERSELF IN EAR CANAL WITH COMB AND NOW HAS MECHA NICAL TRAUMA,EAR INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 55 YOF C/O LEFT EAR ITCHING THIS MORNING, USED END OF A COMB TO SCRATCH AND PERFORATED THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 62 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: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS USING COMB TO SCRATCH EAR, ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EAR, LACER ATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCRATCHING EAR W/ A COMB SNEEZED HIT DRESSER COMB PUNCTURED EAR RIGHT EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT EAR ON A COMB, ?MECH 'LAC' |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Jewelry |
| PT USING A COMB ON HAIR, CAUGHT COMB IN RT EARRING, LAC RT EAR |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/21/2004 | Age: 52 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 52 Y.O. B FEMALE W/PW TO EAR DRUM. PT STS A COMB HIT THE WALL & THEN ST RUCK HER EAR @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 67 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 PAIN TO RT EAR AFTER STICKING COMB TIP IN EAR 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WHILE DOING HAIR, PT CUT BEHIND EAR WITH METAL COMB, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2000 | Age: 55 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/1999 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/1998 | Age: 77 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: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/1998 | Age: 62 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: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/1997 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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