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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 509
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 23 YO F BRUSHING HAIR, FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN WRIST. DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE FROM HAIR BRUSH DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STATES THAT A METAL PRONG OF A COMB STABBED INTO HER UPPER LEG ACCID ENTALLY DX- PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A COMB. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STUCK POINTY COMB IN EAR, DX EAR PAIN/INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT, WHO FREQUENTLY DISLOCATES SHOULDER, WAS COMBING HAIR WHEN SHOULDER DISLOCATED. DX:SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STUCK POINTY COMB IN EAR, DX EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| STUCK A COMB IN EAR AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 22 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 SUSTAINED STRAINED NECK WHILE COMBING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | 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 |
| 22YOF WAS AT HOME WHIPPED HEAD BACK WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR WITH A HAIR BRUSH,DEVELOPED NECK PAIN;CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 17 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 HER HAIR AND HAD ONSET OF NECK PAIN UNABLE TO MOVE NECK DX- STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 25 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 FLIPPING HER HEAD BACK TO BRUSH HAIR AND FELT A POP IN NECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A HAIRBRUSH, SCRATCHED EYE CAUSING A RT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT EYEBROW ABRASION.PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND SCRAPED EYEBROW WITH COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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