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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 58
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WEARING TIGHT WIG DX: TENSION HEADACHE DUE TO WIG USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| SCALP CELLULITIS WITH HAIR BUMPS ON SCALP FROM WEARING BRAIDS TAKEN OUT WITH BLISTERS OVER SCALP BRAIDS IN X 1WK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAD HAIR EXTENSIONS 1 WEEK AGO, C/O SCALP IRRITATION, AWOKE W. FACIA L SWELLING DX: SCALP IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| ASSAULTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD TEEN WITH HAIR BRAIDS BEING PULLED OUT WITH NO BLEEDING FALLING TO GROUND HITTING HEAD//CHEST//BACK C/O PN, CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| SIDE OF HEAD HURTS SINCE USING HAIR PIECE. HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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