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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NS:GIRLFRIEND WAS BRUSHING HIS HAIR, ACCIDENTALLY POKED HIM IN EYE, SCRATCH LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | 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 |
| 56 YOF WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND HIT LEFT EYE SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 52 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 WITH HAIR BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 61 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 -61 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PERI ORBITAL AREA SWOLLEN W ITH EYE REDNESS AND TEARNING - SCRAPED EYE WITH COMB - LWBS BY MD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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