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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,917
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers |
| STRAIN SHOULDER - 34 YO FEMALE REPORTS THAT WHILE BLOW DRYING HER HAIR AND BRUSHING HAIR BACK SHE FELT A "POP" IN SHOULDER THEN ONSET OF PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 30 YO MALE HAD COMB STUCK IN CASE F/B LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT 2ND FINGER-STUCK WITH TINE OF A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PW TO EAR WHEN STUCK BY A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR PAIN SHOULDERS CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERV STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN COMBING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RAISING ARM BRUSHING HAIR TO SHOULDER -SHOULDER "POPPED" OUT DISLOCATION RIGHT SHOULDER -REDUCED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 37 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SIDED EYE IRRITATION AND "LIKE SAND" FEELING - ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STRAINED HER NECK WHEN SHE WAS COMBING HER HAIR WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS HIT WITH HAIRBRUSH DX: PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O HEADACHE FROM BRUSHING HAIR DX:TENSION HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HIT WITH BRUSH; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT REC LAC TO FOREHEAD WHEN HIT W BRUSH BY ACCIDENT DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Gasoline cans |
| 48YOF POURED HAIR BRUSH GAS CAN IGNITED BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STUCK A COMB IN HER EAR B/C IT WAS ITCHING AND PUNCTURED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCM STRAIN - NECK POPPED WHEN COMBING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOF AT HOME WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND GOT A BRISTLE I N R EYE. C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| COMBING HAIR, ACC POKED SELF IN THE EYE BY COMB HANDLE " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURE HEAD, PT SUST INJURY W/A COMB AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LUMBAR STR. PT RAISED ARM TO COMB HAIR AND FELT A POP IN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION FINGER - 42 YOF WAS WASHING SON'S HAIR AND LACERATED LEFT IN DEX FINGER ON A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| TRAUMA LT.EAR.PT.REFERS WITH COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DISLOCATION L SHOULDER - SHOULDER POPPED OUT WHEN BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STUCK TAIL OF COMB INTO EAR/PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURED R EAR WITH COMB. DX- R TYPMANIC MEMBRANE PUNCTURE, R EAR EXTE RNAL AUDITORY CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BACK PAIN AFTER BRUSHING HAIR THORACIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 48 YO COMBING HAIR W/COMB INJURED SCALP LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers |
| PT WAS BLOW DRYING HAIR AND HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH END OF COMB. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT BRUSHING HER HAIR AWAY FROM HER FACE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, TEARING, PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| C/O PT STATES WAS COMBING HAIR AND FELT A POP IN SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| C/O PT STATES HAD BACK PAIN WHILE BRUSHING HAIR DX LOWER TUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUT END OF COMB INTO EAR/PW TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ HAIR BRUSH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED EYE WHEN USING A BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 38 YOM STEPPED ON HAIRBRUSH AND TWISTED L ANKLE. L ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. WAS CLEANING BRUSH, BRUSH STRUCK HIM IN R EYE. DX. R EYE CORNEAL A BRA, R FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SHOULDER STR., PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN COMBING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HAIR AND STEPPED SIDEWAYS, FELT SHARP, SHOOTING PAIN TO LOW BACK DOWN LEGS DX: BACK PAIN, SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCRATCHED LT EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 49 YO FEMALE ITCHED VAGINA WITH HAIRBRUSH ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| FB GI TRACT.PT SWOLLOWED A SIX INCH PLASTIC COMB.TO EGD TO REMOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PAIN TO EYE HIT SELF WITH HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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