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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT HIT ON FOREHEAD WHEN SISTER THREW HAIRBRUSH AT PT; FOREHEAD LAC . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS ACCID. HIT IN THE L CHEEK BY BROTHER WHO THREW A HAIRBRUSH. HAS SMALL BRUISE TO CHEEK. DX FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT WITH HAIR BRUSH;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Other toys |
| COMBING DOLL BABY'S HAIR HIT SELF IN FACE AND EYE W/ THE COMB LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TOOTH FROM A COMB IN NOSE. DX FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 13 YO FEMALE, FRIEND THREW A HAIRBRUSH AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER IN FACE FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT IN FACE WITH A HAIRBRUSH BY 2 YO, AT DAYCARE- BRUISE TO FOREHEAD DX: FACIAL BRUISE, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NASAL CONT. PT HIT HERSELF IN A NOSE WITH A HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH BRUSH SUST LAC TO FACE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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