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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 10/12/2005 | 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: 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: 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 |
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