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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 91
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 16 YOF WAS STABBED BY BROTHER ON ACCIDENT WITH METAL END OF A COMB. DX : PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| 9YOF- PT WAS @ HOME- A POINTY COMB WAS LEFT ON FLOOR @ HOME PT KNEELED DOWN ON TOP OF IT COMB INSERTED INTO R-THIGH. DX F.B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUS LAC TO THIGH AFTER SCRATCHING THIGH WITH A COMB% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STATES THAT A METAL PRONG OF A COMB STABBED INTO HER UPPER LEG ACCID ENTALLY DX- PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| FELL AT NURSING HOME BENDING OVER OT PICK UP A COMB, BROKE A VASE WITH HEAD. DX-FRACTURE FEMUR, DISLOCATED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1998 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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