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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 433
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 26 YOF STRUCK ON RIGHT HAND WITH HAIRBRUSH SUSTAINING A CONTUSION, ACCI DENTAL INJURY, DAUGHTER HAD HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STAB WOUND LEFT HAND-ACCIDENTALLY STABBED LEFT HAND WITH A METAL COMB. C/O PUNCTURE WD WITH NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATION WITH DRAINAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Gasoline cans |
| 48YOF POURED HAIR BRUSH GAS CAN IGNITED BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION HAND - 26 YOM SUSTAINED A SMALL LACERATION TO HIS LEFT PALM FROM A METAL BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURE L HAND, PT STS STABBED WITH A COMB DURING A GAME AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO FB EMBEDDED.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HAD A HAIRBRUSH FALL ONTO LEFT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 36 YO M STRUCK ON HAND W/HAIR BRUSH FX METACARPAL CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT LIFTING UP HER HAIRBRUSH AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A SPIDER UNDER IT SU STAINED A SPIDER BITE TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PIERCED HAND WITH THE END OF A RAT TAIL COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/1998 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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