Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 748
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	38
Year 2001:	133
Year 2002:	151
Year 2003:	69
Year 2005:	82
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	71

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	149
16-25 years old:	344
26-50 years old:	173
50+ years old:	81

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
17 Y/O B/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE TO WRIST WHEN METAL COMB HIT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
23 YO F BRUSHING HAIR, FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN WRIST. DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
23 YOF SPRAIN WRIST WHILE BRUSHING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
WRIST PAIN. PT DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN WHEN BRUSHING HAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
LAC WRIST - CUT WRIST WITH A COMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT C/O RT WRIST INJURY. PT HURT WRIST WHILE USING A HAIR BRUSH. DX RT W RIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT C/O PAIN & SWELLING TO (L) WRIST AFTER BEING HIT W/WOODEN BRUSH BY SISTER. DX: (L) WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
19 Y.O. B FEMALE W/WRIST CONTUSION. PT INJ SELF W/A HAIR BRUSH @ H OME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT. WAS HIT WITH A HAIR BRUSH WHEN SOMEONE THREW IT AND IT HIT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2001	Age: 61 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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