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Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
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Date: 11/17/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PW LEFT FOREARM.PT INJURED FOREARM AFTER FALLING ON A COMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT COMBING HAIR WITH COMB HOLDING RT ARM MILDLY PULLING NOW NOT MOVIN G ARM, DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
F B IN FOREARM - TOOTH OF COMB - METAL F B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT CUT HIMSELF ON A THINNING COMB. DX-LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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