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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 07/18/2003 | 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: 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: 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: 01/11/2003 | 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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