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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES THAT INFANT WAS GETTING HIS HAIR COMBED.PT RAN OFFWI TH COMB IN HIS MOUTH AND TRIPPED.DX THROAT LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR ON SIDE OF HEAD AND STARTED HAVING NECK PAIN, HOLDING SIDE OF NECK DUE TO PAIN, ICE NECK AND GIVE MOTRIN FOR P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RUNNING W/COMB IN MOUTH AND FELL, COMB POKED BACK OF MOUTH, LACERATION THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR AND COMB GOT STUCK HURT NECK WHILE TRYING TO PULL THE COMB OUT OF HIS HAIR,AT ER FOR UNRESOLVING NECK PAIN; ACUTE NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PLAYING WITH RAT-TAILED COMB TONIGHT, FELL & END OF COMB WENT INTO L SIDE OF NECK. DX: SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS RUNNING WITH A COMB & FELL HURTING NECK DX: NECK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION TO THROAT WHEN STUCK COMB IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WIITH COMB STUCK IN THROAT REMOVED BY MOM WITH GAGGING/BLEEDING, LAC ERATIONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2001 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2001 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2001 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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