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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 64
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PER DAUGHTER, SUDDENLY PT SYNCOPED WHILE DAUGHER WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR >>SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM BRUSHING HER HAIR AND SHE BECAME LIMP AND FELL DOWN HAVING SYNCOPA L EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STANDING IN FRONT OF MIRROR WHILE MOM WAS COMBING HAIR, STARTED FEELING LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT IN MOM'S ARMS; VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOM BRUSHING PATIENT'S HAIR AT HOME BEFORE LEAVING FOR CAMP, PT FELL D OWN ON FLOOR, EYES ROLLED BACK, ARMS FLAILING, LEG KICKING; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM BRUSHING PATIENT'S HAIR WHEN SLUMPED OVER, PALE, MOM CAUGHT HER BEF ORE SHE FELL; SYNCOPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS LEANING OVER BRUSHING HER HAIR FOR A LONG TIME IN A DEPENDANT PO SITION AND PASSED OUT VERY DIZZY NAUSEA VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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