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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,009
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 48 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT.REPORTED STRUCK SELF IN EYE WITH COMB WHILE COMBING HAIR C/O REDNESS AND PAIN. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION LT.EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 57 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK LEFT EYE WITH COMB WHILE AT HOME COMBING HER HAIR. DX ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | 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 |
| PT BRAIDING HER HAIR/COMBING WITH SOMETHING GOING INTO LT ETE, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER POKING HERSELF WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 87 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 |
| POKED EYE W/ RAT-TAILED COMB DX: LT. CORNEAL ABRASION, SUBCONUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 65 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 |
| PT BRUSHING HAIR WITH A BRUSH AT HOME, ACCIDENTLY BRUSHED LT EYE, LT EY E CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT, WITH HISTORY OF FUNGAL CORENAL ULCER, SUSTAINED HAIR BRUSH TO EYE. D: CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 67 Y.O. B FEMALE W/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. PT'S GRANDCHILD WAS PLAY ING W/A HAIRBRUSH & ACCIDENTLY STRUCK PT IN THE EYE @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 64 YO M HIT IN EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE W/A BRUSH BY HER CHILD ACCIDENTLY @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 DX CORNEAL ABRASION OD - C/O PAIN IN OD SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN SHE POKED EYE W/COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH COMB DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS COMBING FRIEND'S HAIR WHEN COMB BROKE AND A PIECE HIT HER IN RT EYE, EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 48 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT A HAIRBRUSH STUCK IN HIS RT EYEC AUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 40 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 |
| INJURED LEFT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, ACUTE IRITIS, LE FT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR WHEN BRUSH WENT ACROSS EYE ABRADING CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A COMB THIS MORNING, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| STUCK COMB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PLASTIC HAIR COMB HIT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT LAST PM COMBING HAIR WITH BRUSH WHICH CAME BACK & HITLEFT EYE. DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 44 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 9 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 PLAYING W/ FAMILY MEMBER HIT IN EYE W/ HAIR PICK DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS OS - SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE WHEN BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 29 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 |
| $LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A HAIRBRUSH AND INJURED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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