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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 701
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN USING A HAIRBRUSH & HIT SELF IN HEAD. DX; LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O RT WRIST INJURY. PT HURT WRIST WHILE USING A HAIR BRUSH. DX RT W RIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PW LEFT FOREARM.PT INJURED FOREARM AFTER FALLING ON A COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX:SCALP VERRUCA. WART ON HEAD WHICH BLEEDS WHEN HE COMBS HIS HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR, HEARD POP IN CERVICAL AREA, UNABLE TO MOVE DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HER HAIR AT HOME WHEN SHE REACHED UP STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STRUCK WITH COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT WAS SLEEPING AND CHILD STUCK A HAIR PICK IN EAR. DX: LACERATI ON TO EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT EAR - S/P POSSIBLE BROKEN RT TM LAST NIGHT W/A COMB "HEARING LIKE A BELL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-AFTER BRUSHING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT EYE WITH A COMB DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY POKED HER LT EAR WITH A PICK COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | 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 |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS COMBING VERY TANGLED HAIR AND FELT A POP IN NECK . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Soaps |
| PATIENT PUT COMB IN EAR TO GET SOAP OUT, FELT/HEARD POP AND "RUSHING" S OUND IN EAR: EAR DRUM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT INJURED AT HOME WITH COMB STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STUCK A COMB IN EAR. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND IN EAR. PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH A COMB DX:ABRASION TO EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 23 Y/O F C/O LFT EYE PAIN. PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR WHILE DRYING IT AND SCR ATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH. DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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