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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 621
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O BEINH HIT ABOVE RT EYE W/A HAIR BRUSH BY A STUDENT IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 13 YOM STEPPED ON METAL COMB PUNTCURE FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH;CORNEAL ABRAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BITTNE ON RT HAND BASE OF THUMB BY MULTI-LEGGED WORM LIKE CREATURE THAT ATTACHED AND WOULDN'T LET GO GOT OFF WITH HAIRBRUSH RT HAND INSECT BIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSED NOSE WHEN HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM BRUSHING CHILD'S HAIR WHEN CHILD WENT LIMP. D: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| END OF COMB WENT INTO PATIENT'S EAR WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN BUS, EAR PAIN; OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A "PRESSING COMB" BY EX-FRIEND, LACERATION TO H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRUSHING HAIR THIS A.M. TURNED HEAD TO SIDE PULLED NECKMUSCLE. DX: TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT EYEBROW WHEN BABY BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM WITH HAIRBRUSH. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE KNEE WITH A METAL COMB. DX KNEE PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Basketball |
| PATIENT PLAYING BASKETBALL, RAN BY SPECTATOR HOLDING RAT TAIL COMB, HIT ON KNEE/STABBED INTO PT'S KNEE AND BROKE OFF; REFERRED TO RADIOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CHILD KNOCKED ON BROW BY HAIRBRUSH. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, EYEBROW LACE RATION, SIMPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT'S FATHER THREW BRUSH. SHE MISSED CATCHING IT. BLEEDING CONTROLLED.DX :FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 14 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 - 14 YOF WAS POKED IN THE EYE BY MOM'S FINGER AS SHE W AS BRUSHING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ AN HAIRBRUSH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSED EYE WHEN HIT WITH HAIR BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT HIT IN MOUTH WITH HAIR BRUSH BY SISTER, BROKE FRONT TEETH; DENT AL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 14 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 HER EARDRUM IS EXPOSED - TRAUMATIC EAR INJURY WITH SHARP END OF COMB THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM BROUGHT PATIENT TO ED AFTER MISSING AT FRIEND'S HOUSE OVERNIGHT, CO NCERNED FOR SEXUAL ACTIVITY, ALSO HAD BURN ON HIP FROM HOT COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT FACE WHEN HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT CUT HIMSELF ON A THINNING COMB. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A HAIRBRUSH BY 3 YEAR OLD SIBLING. D: CON TUSION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| FB LEFT EAR.PT HAD A PIECE OF A COMB BREAK OFF IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO SCALP FROM HOT COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Paper products |
| PUSHED A PIECE OF TISSUE INTO EAR WITH RAT TAIL COMB. DX. FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STEPPED ON METAL PIECE OF COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT.INJ.LOWER LIP AT HOME WHEN ACCIDENTLY HIT BY A HAIR BRUSH THAT WAS THROWN BY HER SISTER. DX; 1CM. LAC.LOWER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH TIP OF COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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