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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 709
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 WITH TOOTH OF A BLACK COMB STRUCK IN LT EAR CANAL NOW C/O PN, FB/ITC HING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT GOT A TOOTH FROM A COMB STUCK IN EAR; FB REMOVAL EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUS A LAC IN EAR FROM ACOMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 27 YOF STUCK END OF COMB INTO EAR CONTUSION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Doors |
| PT.PUNCTURE RT.INNER EAR WITH COMB END AND WALKED INTO DOOR C/O EARACHE.DX-PREFORATION RT.TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O RT EAR PAIN DUE TO INJURY AT 2:00 PM W/A COMB . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| FB RT EAR-REMOVED.PT PUT A BROKEN OFF TOOTH OF A COMB IN EAR AND IT WAS STUCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT C/O LT EAR PAIN STARTED ON TUESDAY WHEN PATIENT INSERTED SHARP END OF COMB INTO EAR AND FELL DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT PUSHED A "RAT COMB" INTO EAR CANAL, BLEEDING FROM EAR; EAR TRAU MA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TRAUMA (L) EAR, PT STS INSERTED A COMB' S HANDLE INTO HER EAR CANAL & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN & ITCHINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT CLEANING EAR WITH POINTY COMB CAUSING EAR INJURYDX:EAR LAC/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT.REPORTED STUCK COMB IN LT.EAR C/O SMALL AMOUNTS OF BLEEDING WITHEAR ACHE. DX- S/P PUNCTURE WOUND LT.EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 6 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS SISTER AND SISTER STUCK A COMB IN PTS EAR DX-LEFT EAR TRAUMA WITH PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PERFORATED EARDRUM - WAS USING A POINTY COMB AND WENT TO HAND IT OFF AN D POKED LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| PT DX TRAUMATIC INJURY LT AUDITORY CANAL - S/P POKED IN LT EAR W/SHARP END OF STYLING COMB AN HR AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PRESENTS S/P INSERTION OF THE SHARP END OF RAT-TAIL COMB IN HER LT EAR.(DX F.B LT EAR) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| INJURED WHEN STUCK RATTAIL COMB IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. HAD A RATTAIL COMB IN HER EAR WHEN HER SON BUMPED HER, RESULTING IN EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| EAR CANAL ABRASION- PT. PUT THE END OF A RAT TAIL COMB IN HER EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STUCK TIP OF COMB IN EAR NOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| BROTHER STUCK COMB IN PT. RIGHT EAR. ABRASION RIGHT EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 38 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 (R) EAR, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A COMB, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC (L) EAR, PT SUST INJURY WITH A COMB WHILE COMBING HER HAIR AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 14 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, First aid equipment |
| PATIENT POKED IN EAR WITH LONG END OF COMB OR HAIR PICK LAST NIGHTHAD B LOOD ON *** WHEN CLEANING EAR; EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | 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 |
| PT DX RT EXTERNAL EAR CANAL LACERATION - S/P STICKING COMB IN EAR AND SCRATCH IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| 1 HR AGO STUCK A SHARP END OF A COMB IN HER R EAR. DX. ABRA R EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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