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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 608
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 37 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SIDED EYE IRRITATION AND "LIKE SAND" FEELING - ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOF AT HOME WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND GOT A BRISTLE I N R EYE. C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR, ACC POKED SELF IN THE EYE BY COMB HANDLE " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH END OF COMB. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT BRUSHING HER HAIR AWAY FROM HER FACE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, TEARING, PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ HAIR BRUSH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED EYE WHEN USING A BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. WAS CLEANING BRUSH, BRUSH STRUCK HIM IN R EYE. DX. R EYE CORNEAL A BRA, R FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCRATCHED LT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PAIN TO EYE HIT SELF WITH HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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