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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 269
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR FELT A "POP" IN THE NECK TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HER HAIR AND TWISTED NECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | 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 |
| PT KINKED NECK WHILE BRUSHING HAIR. DX: CERVICAL SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HAIR WITH A HAIR BRUSH AND DEVELOPED NECK PAIN STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | 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 |
| PT DX ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN - S/P PT C/O SHARP PAIN IN NECK WHILE BRUSHING HAIR THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| TURNED HEAD WRONG WHILE BRUSHING HAIR/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND NECK STARTED TO HURT DX- CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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