|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 22 YOF FOREARM PAIN, REPORTS PAIN BEGAN AFTER TAKING OUT HER HAIR EXTEN SION BRAIDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 22YOF,ABSESS ON HER SCALP S/P HAVING A HAIRPIECE WEAVE PLACED ON HER HEAD FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS DEVELOPED BUMP EARLIER THIS WEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 17YOF PT HAD WIG COMB IN HAIR X1 MO. BEGAN IRRITATING PT, MOM CUT WIG O UT. LEFT LARGE LAC TO SCALP, EAR TO EAR CUT. INFECTED. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 18YOF WAS WEARING A WIG FOR PAST WEEK. HAS SCRAPES ALONG HAIRLINE. WOUN D ON FOREHEAD IS DRAINING. DX FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAD A HAIR WEAVE PLACED A WEEK AGO AND NOW SCALP IS IRRITATED AND ITCHING. DX SCALP DERMAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 20 YO FEMALE HAD SYNTHETIC HAIR REMOVED FOLICULITIS SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT STATES SHE WAS WEARING A TIGHT WIG WHICH DUG INTO HER FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED NECK PAIN AFTER WEARING A WIG. DX-NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
