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Accidents - Bath or facial brushes - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 403
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:68
Year 2003:146
Year 2006:30
Year 2007:70
Year 2009:86
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:108Elbow:70
Lower Leg:70Hand:69
Foot:68Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/31/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bath or facial brushes
CELLULITIS VS OLECRANON BURSITIS: OPEN AREA ELBOW, TUESDAY USED FACIAL SCRUB ON ELBOW PLAQUE, NOTICED SWOLLEN AND WARM TONIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bath or facial brushes
SCRATCHED EYE WITH MAKEUP BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bath or facial brushes
ABRADED LEG WITH SHOWER BRUSH 1 MONTH PRIOR - NOT HEALING WELL DIABETIC ULCER WITH INFECTION OF LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Bath or facial brushes, Bathtubs or showers
TOOK A BATH, USING A BRUSH , LATER NOTED THIGH BLEEDING "VARICOSE VEINS BLEEDING"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bath or facial brushes
SCRATCHED EYE WITH MASCARA BRUSH YESTERDAY CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/31/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bath or facial brushes
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION-STRUCK HERSELF IN EYE WITH AN EYELASH BRUSH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bath or facial brushes
CUT ON SHOWER BRUSH-LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bath or facial brushes, Bathtubs or showers
57 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED A SHOWER BRUSH ON HIS LT FOOT I N THE SHOWER FX HIS 1ST METATARSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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