Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 649
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1999:	49
Year 2000:	24
Year 2001:	76
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	108
Year 2005:	88
Year 2008:	78
Year 2009:	12
Year 2010:	201

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
10 MO F SWALLOWED THE TOOTH FROM A COMB. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
11 MONTH OLD MALE SWALLOWED SMALL PIECE OF BRUSH DX: F.B. INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
2YOM CHEWING ON A HAIR BRUSH AND SWALLOWED SOME OF THE BRISTLES STARTED TO CHOKE FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
16MOM SWALLED TINE OF COMB, NO DIFFICULTIES DX: INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
11MOM WAS CHEWING ON SISTER'S HAIRBRUSH. NOW DUSKY AROUND LIPS AND BREATHING SHALLOW. DX CONCERN FOR INHALED FB, CHOKING SPELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
12 MONTH F ASPIRATED ON A SMALL COMB SHE WAS PLAYING WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
12 MONTH F MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED TEETH FROM A COMB THAT HE HAD IN HIS MOUTH DX: FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED TOOTH FROM COMB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED PLASTIC TOOTH FROM COMB FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED PIECE OF HAIR BUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED A PLASTIC TOOTH OFF A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT CHEWING ON BRISTLES OF HAIR BRUSH, CHEWED ONE OFF AND SWALLOWED IT F B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CHILD PLAYING WITH BROKEN COMB. BRITTLE PIECES IN MOUTH. MOUTH CLEARED BY AUNT, BUT SOME NOT FOUND. D:CONCERN FOR FOREIGN BODY. NORMAL EXAM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SWALLOWED BRISTLES FROM HAIRBRUSH THIS AM AT HOME. DX. SWALLOWED FOREI GN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT CHOKED WHEN INGESTED PIECES OF PLASTIC COMB AT HOME, CONTACTED PERSONAL PHYSICIAN, REFERRED TO ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1999	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/1999	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1997	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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