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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS COMBING HAIR WITH A COMB AGGRESSIVELY TO GET OUT TANGLED AND NECK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STATES SHE WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND TURNED WRONG AND INJURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - 24 YOF NECK PAIN WHEN TILTED HEAD TO BRUSH HAIR THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - 21 YOF BRUSHING HER HAIR HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF NECK PAI N, UNABLE TO TURN HEAD TO RIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 24 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 24 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELT SNAP IN NECK WHILE USING BRUSH TO COMB HAIR NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICLE STRAIN - WHEN BRUSHING HAIR FELT A CRACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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