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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF W/A POINTED COMB HANDLE ON THE RT INNER SIDE OF LOWER EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT CHEEK ABRASION.PT WENT TO BRUSH HAIR AND BRUSH WENT DOWN CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION NOSE - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME AND PARENT REPORTS HIS SI STER THREW A HAIR BRUSH AT HIM HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE (INTENT NS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ANOTHER CHILD THREW A HAIRBRUSH AT HIM RESULTING IN A FACIAL LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT FOREHEAD WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HIT IN FACE WITH BRUSH BY BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY HAIRBRUSH THROWN TO HER BY HER MOTHER - INTENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SISTER THREW HAIRBRUSH AND HIT PT. IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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