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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 4 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH HAIR WRAPPED AROUND PENIS VERY TIGHT TODAY C/O SWELLING AND PAIN- DX- F/B AROUND PENIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 44 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 |
| A 44 YOF HAD BEEN WEARING HAIR EXTENSIONS, TODAY TOOK OFF AND FELT KNOW TO HEAD, DX FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 7 YO M POKE IN R EYE AT AUNT'S HOUSE BY A HAIR WIRE CAUSING TRAUMAIC IR ITIS. DX: R EYE IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 22 YOF FOREARM PAIN, REPORTS PAIN BEGAN AFTER TAKING OUT HER HAIR EXTEN SION BRAIDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 29 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 29 YOF DERMATITIS SCALP, IRRITATION S/P HAVING NEW BRAIDS AND WEAVE PUT IN HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22YOF,ABSESS ON HER SCALP S/P HAVING A HAIRPIECE WEAVE PLACED ON HER HEAD FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS DEVELOPED BUMP EARLIER THIS WEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 70 Y/O FEMALE WITH POSSIBLE WIG HAIR AND WIND INDUCED INJURY. DX SUBCONJUN;CTIVAL HEMORRAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 17 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: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 17YOF PT HAD WIG COMB IN HAIR X1 MO. BEGAN IRRITATING PT, MOM CUT WIG O UT. LEFT LARGE LAC TO SCALP, EAR TO EAR CUT. INFECTED. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 13 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Clothing accessories |
| 13YOF PT HAS HAD A TIGHT CAP ON UNDERNEATH OF A WIG FOR PAST 2 WKS. ARE AS ON SCALP SCRAPED, OOZING FROM CAP. DX SCALP ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 18YOF WAS WEARING A WIG FOR PAST WEEK. HAS SCRAPES ALONG HAIRLINE. WOUN D ON FOREHEAD IS DRAINING. DX FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7Y F WIG CAP WAS TOO TIGHT;DX CONTUSED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAD A HAIR WEAVE PLACED A WEEK AGO AND NOW SCALP IS IRRITATED AND ITCHING. DX SCALP DERMAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT TOOK OUT A WEAVE THAT WAS SEWN IN HAIR AND SCALP BECAME INFECTED DX. SCALP DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 48 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, Adhesives |
| PT HAD HAIRPEICE WEAVED IN AND GLUE USED AND NOW RASH TO HEAD AREA DX: RASH TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT'S WIG CAUGHT FIRED AND PT SUFFERED BURN TO SCALP. NO FD INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| RASH TO HEAD AFTER USING SYNTHETIC HAIR BRAIDS DX: DERMAT RASH TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT HAD HAIR WEAVE IN FOR 2 WEEKS, TO ER WITH ODOR FROM SCALP, DX WOUND TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 86 YOF HEAD ITCHES FROM WEARING A WIG CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| RASH-C/O RASH AND BUMPS ON SCALP AFTER DAUGHTER PUT HAIR EXTENSIONS IN HER HAIR TWO DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| AT MOM'S HOUSE- HEAD & FACE RED & PEELING, & ITCHING, FOLLOWING HAIR EXTENSION APPLICATION. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS, REACTION TO FAKE HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| HEAVY HAIR WEAVE STYLE SHOULDER PAIN STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT SLIPPED ON HAIRPIECE AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| NECK STR . PT STRAINED NECK WHEN TOSSING HAIR BACK AND LOST HER HAIR PI ECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 52 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, Cosmetics |
| PT WAS WEARING A WIG THAT WAS ATTACHED WITH GLUE AND HAS A RASH AT HAIRLINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN UPPER BACK-HAVING BRAIDS DONE AT FRIENDS HOUSE-HAIR HIT BACK BURNED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WITH ALLERGIC REACTION TO HAIR EXTENSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 9 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: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| CUT EYE WITH PLASTIC HAIR PIECE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YO FEMALE HAD SYNTHETIC HAIR REMOVED FOLICULITIS SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YO FEMALE HAS ALLERGIC REACTION TO WIG LATEX ALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WAS GETTING HAIR WEAVE AND DEVELOPED ITCHING RASH ON BODY, DX ALLERG IC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT PULLED HER HAIR WEAVE AND OUT & HER SKIN CAME OPEN, HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE-C/O PAIN AND ITCHING TO LEFT EYE AFTER HAIR F ROM WIG SCRATCHED HER EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| HAIR EXTENTIONS MADE HEAD SORE AND SWELLING ON SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT SUBSTAINED CUT TO SCALP FROM WIG BEING TOO TIGHT DX:SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| 20 YO FEMALE HAS WIG CAP GLUED TO HAIR AND IT'S STUCK F/B STUCK ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT STATES HIT HAND 1 WK AGO ON A "HAIR PIECE", CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB-HOOK FROM HAIRPIECE STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD-REMOVED HAIR PIECE THAT WAS GLUED TO A STOCKING & P LACED OVER HAIR-NOTICED CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD GOT A PIECE OF HAIR WRAPPED AROUND TOE AND CUT IT DX LT TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAD HAIR BRAIDED WITH NEW SYNTHETIC HAIR, DEVELOPED NECK RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| YEST. FRIEND HIT HER IN THE EYE W/ HER HAIRPIECE WHEN SHE STOOD UP. SOM EWHAT ITCHY, NO PAIN. DX.: (MEDIAL) SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 05/01/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| HAIR BRAID HIT HER IN THE EYE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 39 YOF IS HAVING REACTION TO HAIR EXTENSIONS, HAS SHORTNESS OF BREATH A ND ITCHING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAS A LONG HAIR FROM A HALOWEEN WIG STUCK IN THROAT. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| ALLERGIC DERMATITIS TO SCALP-C/O PAINFUL, ITCHY SORES ON SCALP AFTER HA VING SYNTHETIC HAIR WEAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| HAIR EXTENSIONS CAUSED SCALP INJURY DX: HEAD PAIN CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PATIENT'S FACE WAS SWELLING, CELLULITIS AFTER USING ARTIFICIAL HAIR TO BRAID HER HAIR. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Hot water |
| PT JUMPED WHEN HAIR BRAIDS WERE PUT IN BOILING WATER - 2% BURN BACK |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| WHILE GETIING IMITATION HAIR WEAVED INTO HEAD HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT C/O SORES/PUS IN HEAD AFTER WEARINGWIGFOR LON PERIOD OF TIME DX:SCALP DERMATITIS/INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PATIENT HAD HAIR BRAIDED WITH SYNTHETIC HAIR, NOW HAS RASH ON FACE AND NECK; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/21/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| HAD HAIR EXTENSIONS PLACED 3 DAYS AGO CELLULTIS SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Hot water |
| MOM WAS DIPPING BRAIDS IN BOILING HOT WATER, PT JUMPED & WATER SPILLED ON PTS RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 45 YO FEMALE HAD HAIR EXTENSIONS PUT IN HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| SCALP DERMATITIS-PT C/O ITCHING AND SORES ON HEAD AND NECK X 2 WEEKS, S INCE GETTING HAIR EXTENSIONS PUT IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| 15YOF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-REMOVED WEAVE CAP-TOO MUCH GLUE-CUT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | 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: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED NECK PAIN AFTER WEARING A WIG. DX-NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2001 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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