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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT STATES SHE WAS WEARING A TIGHT WIG WHICH DUG INTO HER FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 15 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: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WITH IRRITATION TO FRONT HAIRLINE FROM HAIR CAP WITH FAC SWELLINGIAL , CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 47 YO F POKE IN EYES WITH HAIR PIECE, L EYE RED. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 13 MON OLD B FEMALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED ARTIFICIAL HAIR @ HOME. TRANSFERRED TO ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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