Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Year 2008 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 29
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	14
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR LEANING FORWARD & LOST BALANCE HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON HOUSE. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, LT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
COMBING HAIR TODAY AND WRIST POPPED DX; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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