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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC HAIRBRUSH. DX-SCLERAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 63 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 WENT TO COMB HIS HAIR STRUCK LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POSS SCRATCH RT EYE. NH STAFF COMGING HAIR & SHE TURNED HEAD, HIT IN EYE. DX; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 75 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 75 YOF STATES SCRATCHED RIGHT EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH 1 HOUR AGO, C/O PAIN AND TEARING TO THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 59 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 |
| RT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-HIT EYE W/ HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 76 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 |
| PT BRUSHING HER HAIR AND STRUCK RIGHT EYE WITH THE HAIRBRUSH IN RIGHT E YE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER SCRATCHING HERSELF WITH A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT BRUSHING HER HAIR AT HOME WHEN SHE STRUCK HERSELF IN THE LEFT EYE AB RASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 56 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 IN EYE WITH BRUSH WHEN GETTING HAIR DONE - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 56 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 |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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