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Accidents - Wigs, falls or hairpieces - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:86Shoulder:59
Ankle:14Neck:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
HEAVY HAIR WEAVE STYLE SHOULDER PAIN STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PT SLIPPED ON HAIRPIECE AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
NECK STR . PT STRAINED NECK WHEN TOSSING HAIR BACK AND LOST HER HAIR PI ECE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PT PUT ON A WIG AND DEVELOPED A RASH ONTO SCALP CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PT HAS BEEN REMOVING(PULLING OFF) GLUED ON HAIR EXTENTIONS, PULLED OFF SOME OF OWN HAIR, PAINFUL SCALP, DX HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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