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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT PUT ON A WIG AND DEVELOPED A RASH ONTO SCALP CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 46 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 HAS BEEN REMOVING(PULLING OFF) GLUED ON HAIR EXTENTIONS, PULLED OFF SOME OF OWN HAIR, PAINFUL SCALP, DX HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 51 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 TIGHT "WEAVE" IN HAIR, C/O OF HEAD PAIN, DX SCALP FOLLICULITIS W ITH FACIAL SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT SUSAINED HEADACHE AFTER GETTING HAIR EXTENSIONS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 15 YO FEMALE WORE A WIG WITH DRAW STRING LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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