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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 702
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 18 YO INJURED HAND ON RAT TAIL COMB PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DEVELOPED WHILE COMBING HAIR, DX; LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STATES PULLING BACK OUT WHEN REACHING OUT FOR COMB DX:LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 23 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 BRUSHING HAIR AND HAD A TANGLE AND ROLLED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN USING A COMB AND IT STRUCK EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR & SHE FELT A SNAP IN LT SIDE OF HER NECK HAS PAIN & INABILITY TO TURN HEAD. DX - CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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, Doorsills or frames |
| PT SCRATCHING EAR WITH END OF PLASTIC COMB WHEN HIT HEAD ON DOORWAY & C OMB JAMMED INTO EAR. D:PERFORATION, TIMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| PT C/O RT EAR PAIN. PT HAD COMB IN EAR AND RAN INTO WALL. DX PERFORATED TM RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT WITH HAIR BRUSH ABRASION CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 22 YOF POKED INSIDE OF HER EAR WITH SHARP POINT OF A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 19 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'S NECK POPPED WHILE BRUSHING HAIR. DX-CERVICAL NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | 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 |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AT HOME TWISTED HEAD TO GET TO THE HAIRBRUSH AND FELT A POP IN NECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 16 YOF CUT MOUTH WHEN STRUCK BY HAIR BRUSH LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| WAS BRUSHING HAIR W/R ARM, FELT SOMETING POP ON R SIDE OF NECK. DX. ST RAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT AT HOME REACHING UP TO BRUSH HAIR WHEN SHE FELT A PULL IN CHEST STRA INED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WRIST PAIN. PT DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN WHEN BRUSHING HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2005 | Age: 22 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 HAD PX BRUSHING HAIR. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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