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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT COMBING HAIR AND TURNED HEAD TO LEFT AND FELT NECK POP; NECK ST RAIN, TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT.STATES PAIN IN NECK AT HOME WHEN COMBING HAIR & PULLING IT BACK INTO A PONEYTAIL. DX; ACUTE TORTICOLIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL NECK PAIN: BRUSHING HAIR, FELT PAIN NECK WITH MOVEMENT AND TURNING OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | 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 |
| PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK WHILE BRUSHING HAIR DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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