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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 12 YOM HIT ON HEAD WITH BRUSH LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HER FRIEND WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR& BIG CHUNK FELL OUT >> HAIR LOSS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 8 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 |
| CUT HEAD WHEN HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BENDING OVER TO REACH FOR HAIRBRUSH WHEN FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD. D: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH A BRUSH BY SIBLING. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 7 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 RECEIVED LACERATION WITH HEMATOMA TO SCALP WHEN SISTER THREW HAIR BRUSH AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT BY SIBLING WITH A HAIR BRUSH SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENTS COUSIN WAS COMBING HER HAIR HARD AND NOW HEAD IS HURTING. DX; ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSH VS. SCALP BRUSHIN TOO HARD DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT HEAD WITH A BRUSH. DX ABRASION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL S/P 2WKS HITTING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINING A CUT.WAS USING HAIRBRUSH, AREA STARTED BLEEDING.RAISED AREA ON SCALP.DX=CHI,NO L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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