Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Year 2003 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 926
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	125
6-15 years old:	62
16-25 years old:	208
26-50 years old:	496
50+ years old:	33

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 29 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 TO EAR WHEN COMB WENT IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 34 years	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 WAS ASLEEP AND SON STUCK A COMB INTO HIS EAR , LACERATING CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PUT PIECE OF HAIRBRUSH BRISTLE IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 13 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
END OF COMB WENT INTO PATIENT'S EAR WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN BUS, EAR PAIN; OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 35 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
PUNCHED EAR W/ A COMB TRAUMATIC RUPTURE LEFT TM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 44 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 DIZZINESS AFTER TOOTH OF COMB WAS PUSHED INTO LT EAR X5 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
COMBING HAIR AND ACCIDENTALLY POKED IT IN EAR LAC EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 30 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 TO EAR WHEN STUCK A COMB IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 4 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: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
A 5 YR OLD POKED PTS EAR WITH END OF COMB, DX TRAUMATIC RUPTURE LEFT TY MPANIC MEMBRANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 20 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 TO EAR WHEN STRUCK WITH COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 5 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 TO EAR WHEN STRUCK BY A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 21 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
PATIENT WAS SLEEPING AND CHILD STUCK A HAIR PICK IN EAR. DX: LACERATI ON TO EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 67 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 PAIN TO RT EAR AFTER STICKING COMB TIP IN EAR 2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 49 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
49 YO BF - TRAUMATIC RUPTURED EARDRUM - WALKING WITH POINTED END OF H AIR COMB IN EAR CANAL -BUMPED INTO WALL STABBING HERSELF IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 22 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 PAIN TO RT EAR - S/P POSSIBLE BROKEN RT TM LAST NIGHT W/A COMB "HEARING LIKE A BELL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	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
DAUGHT STUCK COMB INTO EAR DX: ABRASION TO EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 34 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 C/O STUCK PLASTIC TIP OF COMB INTO LT EAR "TO SCRATCH IT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT JABBED HER EAR WITH THE SHARP END OF THE COMB. DX EAR CANAL TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT ACCIDENTALLY POKED HER LT EAR WITH A PICK COMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 48 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
LEFT EAR PERFORATION-SUS INJ TO LEFT EAR WHEN GRANDDAUGHTER STUCK POINT ED END OF A COMB IN LEFT EAR WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING.SMALL AMT OF BLEEDI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 19 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, Soaps
PATIENT PUT COMB IN EAR TO GET SOAP OUT, FELT/HEARD POP AND "RUSHING" S OUND IN EAR: EAR DRUM PERFORATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 14 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 HER EARDRUM IS EXPOSED - TRAUMATIC EAR INJURY WITH SHARP END OF COMB THIS AFTERNOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	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 INJURED AT HOME WITH COMB STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 22 months	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
PATIENT JABBED POINTED END OF BRUSH OR COMB INTO EAR, EAR BLEED; EAR CA NAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	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: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT STUCK A COMB IN EAR. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND IN EAR. PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 11 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 LEFT EAR.PT HAD A PIECE OF A COMB BREAK OFF IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 5 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
PT SIS A EAR LAC WHILE BRUSHING HAIR WITH A HAIRBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
WHILE DOING HAIR, PT CUT BEHIND EAR WITH METAL COMB, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 12 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, Paper products
PUSHED A PIECE OF TISSUE INTO EAR WITH RAT TAIL COMB. DX. FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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 TOLD PARENTS SHE PLACED A PIECE OF COMB INTO RT EAR, FB/LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 13 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
PUNCTURED EAR WITH TIP OF COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
STUCK A COMB INTO EAR DX. EAR CANAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 39 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
BABY FELL WITH COMB ACCIDENTALLY HITTING PT IN THE EAR DX:EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 12 months	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
PIECE OF A COMP IN EAR DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL R EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 32 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 DX RT TYMPANIC MENBRANE PERFORATION - HAD A COMB TAIL IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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