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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 297
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| FELL OVER BACKWARDS WHILE COMBING HAIR AT ASSISTED LIVING INJURING UPPE R BACK. DX: T-12 COMPRESSION FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER BRUSHING HAIR BRUSH GOT CAUGHT PULLED SELF OVER INT O SIDE OF BATHTUB CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WHILE BRUSHING HAIR,HURT UPPER BACK AND CANT MOVE HEAD BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BACK PAIN AFTER BRUSHING HAIR THORACIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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