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Accidents - Wigs, falls or hairpieces - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:66Internal:23
Pubic Region:16Toe:15
Head:11Eyeball:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/18/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
4 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH HAIR WRAPPED AROUND PENIS VERY TIGHT TODAY C/O SWELLING AND PAIN- DX- F/B AROUND PENIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
AT MOM'S HOUSE- HEAD & FACE RED & PEELING, & ITCHING, FOLLOWING HAIR EXTENSION APPLICATION. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS, REACTION TO FAKE HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2006Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD GOT A PIECE OF HAIR WRAPPED AROUND TOE AND CUT IT DX LT TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
ASSAULTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD TEEN WITH HAIR BRAIDS BEING PULLED OUT WITH NO BLEEDING FALLING TO GROUND HITTING HEAD//CHEST//BACK C/O PN, CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PT HAS A LONG HAIR FROM A HALOWEEN WIG STUCK IN THROAT. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
13 MON OLD B FEMALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED ARTIFICIAL HAIR @ HOME. TRANSFERRED TO ***.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/02/2001Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2000Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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