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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT PULLED HER HAIR WEAVE AND OUT & HER SKIN CAME OPEN, HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT SUBSTAINED CUT TO SCALP FROM WIG BEING TOO TIGHT DX:SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| 20 YO FEMALE HAS WIG CAP GLUED TO HAIR AND IT'S STUCK F/B STUCK ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB-HOOK FROM HAIRPIECE STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD-REMOVED HAIR PIECE THAT WAS GLUED TO A STOCKING & P LACED OVER HAIR-NOTICED CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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