Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 895
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	74
Year 1999:	183
Year 2001:	33
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	25
Year 2005:	84
Year 2006:	164
Year 2008:	93
Year 2009:	64
Year 2010:	74

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	50
6-15 years old:	388
16-25 years old:	18
50+ years old:	438

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Rugs or carpets
10YOF STANDING UP GETTING HAIR DONE AT HOME & PASSED OUT ONTO CARPET; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2010	Age: 8 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
8YOF MOM WAS BRUSHING PT'S HAIR WHEN STIFFENED ARMS/LEGS, TWITCHING, PU PILS DILATED; SYNCOPE, MOVEMENT DISORDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 6 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
6 YO F WAS GETTING HAIR BRUSHED BY MOM WHEN SUDDENLY BECAME TENSE AND F ELL BACKWARDS INTO MOM'S ARMS. DX: FIRST TIME SEIZURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT STANDING UP WHILE SISTER WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR, FELT NAUSEOUS, SLIGHT HEADACHE,EYES ROLLED BACK, FELL ON BEDROOM FLOOR; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Beds or bedframes
MOM COMBING HAIR, FELT FAINT, WALKED TO BED & FELL SIDEWAYS ON BED,"CON SISTENT W/ HAIR GROOMING SYNCOPE" DX: SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Toilets
PASSED OUT WHILE HAVING HAIR DONE, LIKELY EXPERIENCE HAIRBRUSH SYNCOPE, ALSO HIT HEAD ON TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
DX INGESTION OF HAIR RELAXER: GOT SOLUTION ON FINGERS FROM HAIR AND FINGERS WENT INTO MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
OSTEO ARTHRITIS - FELL WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 79 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 BRUSHING HER HAIR WITH HER HEAD DOWN WHEN SHE STOOD STRAIGHT UP SHE ALMOST PASSE OUT SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE DAD FIXING PT HAIR W/BRUSH, LIKELY HAD HAIR BRUS HING SYNCOPE-ALWAYS SIT WHILE HAVING HAIR BRUSHED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
HOMELESS PT AWOKE IN FIELD TODAY, STOOD UP TO COMB HAIR, "LEGS GAVE OUT ON ME" & FELL. MULTIPLE FALLS RECENTLY. D: WEAKNESS, FALL. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
POSSIBLE SEIZURE EPISODE AT HOME AFTER COMBING HAIR THIS AM. MAY HAVE HAIR BRUSH SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT PASSED OUT WHILE MOM BRUSHING PT'S HAIR. FELL & HIT MOUTH. DX: SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT COMBING HAIR WHEN STARTED TO FEEL DIZZY, FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR ; NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
MOM COMBING PT'S HAIR WHEN PT SLUMPED OVER & WOULDN'T RESPOND TO VOICE. DX: SYNCOPE & COLLAPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
MOM COMBING PT'S HAIR & PT'S EYES ROLLED BACK IN HEAD WITH COLOR CHANGES AROUND LIPS & EYES. DX: SYNCOPE & COLLAPSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 10 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
PT PASSED OUT WHILE GETTING HAIR DRIED OR WHILE MOM WAS BRUSHING HAIR, FELL AND HIT WOODEN FLOOR, NO HX OF SEIZURE; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT HAD 2 EPISODES OF SYNCOPE IN LAST MONTH, BOTH WHILE HAVING HAIR BRUSHED WITH NECK IN FULL EXTENSION; VASOVAGAL EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 7 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 CHILD'S HAIR WHEN CHILD WENT LIMP. D: SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
DX:DERMATITIS ENTIRE BODY. USING BRUSH TO SCRATCH SKIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2001	Age: 74 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 66 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1999	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1999	Age: 6 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, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1999	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/1999	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Toilet bowl products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 90 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, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/1997	Age: 16 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, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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