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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 344
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 17 Y/O B/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE TO WRIST WHEN METAL COMB HIT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 03/26/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 23 YOF SPRAIN WRIST WHILE BRUSHING HAIR |
| 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: 12/13/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT C/O RT WRIST INJURY. PT HURT WRIST WHILE USING A HAIR BRUSH. DX RT W RIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 19 Y.O. B FEMALE W/WRIST CONTUSION. PT INJ SELF W/A HAIR BRUSH @ H OME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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