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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT 2ND FINGER-STUCK WITH TINE OF A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PRESSED VERY HARD WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AND HEARD A POP. DX. R 4TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION FINGER - 42 YOF WAS WASHING SON'S HAIR AND LACERATED LEFT IN DEX FINGER ON A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT HAD STUCK BRUSH BRISTLE UNDER THUMB 14 DAYS AGO, NOW THUMB SWELLING AND PAIN; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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