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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EARDRUM INJURY-STUCK COMB IN EAR-FELT A "POP"-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING AND SCRATHING HAIR SOMETHING IN EYE FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| SCRATCHED EYE W/ HAIRBRUSH LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| P/W JAW PAIN WHILE BRUSHING HAIR >> D/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BLD/DRAINAG FROM THE EAR S/P ACC POKINGIT C RAT TAIL COMB "TM PERFORATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRUSHING HAIR. FELT POP IN NECK. C.O PAIN TO NECK. C-SPINE XRAY NEGATIVE. DX=CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WITH SUDDEN CERVICAL STRAIN WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| C/O PT STATES FELT A POP IN NECK HILE COMBING HAIR DX NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| STUCK END OF COMB INTO EAR/EAR CANAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRUSHING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR BRUSH WITH RIGHT ARM ABOVE HEAD AND ST RAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O NECK PAIN FROM COMBING HAIR DX: NECK SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 23 YOF SPRAIN WRIST WHILE BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK END OF RAT-TAIL COMB INTO EAR/PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENTS COUSIN WAS COMBING HER HAIR HARD AND NOW HEAD IS HURTING. DX; ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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