Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 694
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Neck:	221	Ear:	211
Shoulder:	102	Lower Trunk:	94
Eyeball:	64

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
EAR CANAL TRAUMA-POKED A "RAT TAIL" COMB IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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
STIFFNESS OF NECK AFTER BRUSHING HAIR CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 21 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 WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 25 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
LAC R EAR CANAL, PT STS STABBED ACCIDENTALLY WITH A COMB BY HER BOYFRIE ND AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 22 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
PT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OF NECK PAIN WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, SUSTAINED " CERVICAL STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 20 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
DX NECK STRAIN: BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME, INJURED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 21 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 SELF WITH COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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 DX RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P SCRATCH WITH HAIR BRUSH LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
16 YO FEMALE WAS HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH LACERATION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT RECEIVED A PUNCTURE OF HIS EAR FROM A COMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT INJURED SHOULDER WHEN BRUSHING HAIR DX:SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 17 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
NECK SPRAIN-PAIN WHILE COMBING HAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 17 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
PATIENT BRUSHING HAIR AND FELT SOMETHING POP, NECK PAIN; STERNOCLEIDOMA STOID SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
RT BUTTOCK PUNCTURE WOUND-SUS A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT BUTTOCK AFTE R SITTING ON A COMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 23 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
LEFT EAR ABRASION.PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK A COMB IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	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
PT BRUSHING HAIR WITH HAIR BRUSH C/O NECK PAIN CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT USING A HAIR BRUSH ON HIS HAIR WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT E YE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 17 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 PUNCTURE WOUND LT EAR DRUM W/A CUMB S/P FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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
PT C/O PAIN TO RT SIDE OF NECK AFTER RAISING HER ARM TO BRUSH HER HAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
24 Y.O. W FEMALE W/EAR CONTUSION. PT WAS SCRATCHING EAR W/A COMB & INJ SELF @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
ACUTE NECK PAIN - 16 YOF WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR THIS MORNING WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF RIGHT NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN, DECREASED ROM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 16 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 HAIR AT HOME WHEN SHE FELT A PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT COMBING HER HAIR AT HOME WHEN SHE DISLOCATED HER RIGHT SHOULDER- HX OF PREVIOUS DISLOCATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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