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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 125
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUT PIECE OF HAIRBRUSH BRISTLE IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 4 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 |
| A 5 YR OLD POKED PTS EAR WITH END OF COMB, DX TRAUMATIC RUPTURE LEFT TY MPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 5 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 |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STRUCK BY A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT JABBED HER EAR WITH THE SHARP END OF THE COMB. DX EAR CANAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT JABBED POINTED END OF BRUSH OR COMB INTO EAR, EAR BLEED; EAR CA NAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT SIS A EAR LAC WHILE BRUSHING HAIR WITH A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT TOLD PARENTS SHE PLACED A PIECE OF COMB INTO RT EAR, FB/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PIECE OF A COMP IN EAR DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL R EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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