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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 192
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 27 YOF STUCK END OF COMB INTO EAR CONTUSION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 26 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 RT EAR PAIN DUE TO INJURY AT 2:00 PM W/A COMB . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT C/O LT EAR PAIN STARTED ON TUESDAY WHEN PATIENT INSERTED SHARP END OF COMB INTO EAR AND FELL DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 49 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 CLEANING EAR WITH POINTY COMB CAUSING EAR INJURYDX:EAR LAC/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PERFORATED EARDRUM - WAS USING A POINTY COMB AND WENT TO HAND IT OFF AN D POKED LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 34 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. HAD A RATTAIL COMB IN HER EAR WHEN HER SON BUMPED HER, RESULTING IN EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 38 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 (R) EAR, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A COMB, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| 1 HR AGO STUCK A SHARP END OF A COMB IN HER R EAR. DX. ABRA R EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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