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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HOMELESS PT AWOKE IN FIELD TODAY, STOOD UP TO COMB HAIR, "LEGS GAVE OUT ON ME" & FELL. MULTIPLE FALLS RECENTLY. D: WEAKNESS, FALL. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 11 years | 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POSSIBLE SEIZURE EPISODE AT HOME AFTER COMBING HAIR THIS AM. MAY HAVE HAIR BRUSH SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PASSED OUT WHILE MOM BRUSHING PT'S HAIR. FELL & HIT MOUTH. DX: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 11 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT COMBING HAIR WHEN STARTED TO FEEL DIZZY, FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR ; NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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