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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY TO LT LEG,REMOVED - S/P PT C/O "THE COMB STUCK IN MY LEG",BIBEMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BURNED LEG WITH A HOT COMB. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 30 YO MALE HAD COMB STUCK IN CASE F/B LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONT. L LWR LEG, PT FELL DOWN WHILE COMBING HER HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HIT WITH BRUSH; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT.REPORTED SHE STUCK HERSELF IN LT.LEG WITH END OF COMB AT HOME. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LT.LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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