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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN USING A COMB AND IT STRUCK EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 19 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, Doorsills or frames |
| PT SCRATCHING EAR WITH END OF PLASTIC COMB WHEN HIT HEAD ON DOORWAY & C OMB JAMMED INTO EAR. D:PERFORATION, TIMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 21 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT C/O RT EAR PAIN. PT HAD COMB IN EAR AND RAN INTO WALL. DX PERFORATED TM RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 22 YOF POKED INSIDE OF HER EAR WITH SHARP POINT OF A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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