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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 295
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Sinks |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, STRUCK HEAD ON SINK, SUSTAINED " HEAD HEMATOMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM NOTICED BUMP ON PT'S HEAD WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR, UNKNOWN TRAUMA DX CHI LEFT PARIETAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND INJURED HEAD. DX HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE GETTING HAIR BRUSHED FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: CONTUSION SCALP, NEW ONSET SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT REPOTS SISTER THREW A PLASTIC COMB WHICH BROKE HITTING PT IN HEAD WI TH BLEEDING, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HEAD WHEN COMBING HAIR - SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| OPEN ARE TO BACK OF HEAD AFTER BEING HIT W/BRUSH DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCALP AB-APPARENTLY INJURED WHILE COMBING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH A METAL HAIR PICK LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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