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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT EYE WITH A COMB DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH A COMB DX:ABRASION TO EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 22 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 |
| 23 Y/O F C/O LFT EYE PAIN. PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR WHILE DRYING IT AND SCR ATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH. DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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