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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 367
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT @ HOME BRUSHING HAIR, TIPPED HEAD BACK, HAS SHARP NECK PAIN DX;# CERVICLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 35 Y O F BRUSHING HAIR HEARD A SNAP IN NECK STRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR WHEN TURNED AND HAD SHARP PAIN IN NECK, R SHOULDER DX; ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STRAIN L STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE: 27YOF BRUSHING HER HAIR, FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN L SIDE OF NECK, PAIN NECK TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | 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 |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR WITH A BRUSH AND FELT NECK POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND TWISTED NECK WRONG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| REACHING UP TO COMB HAIR, HAND & SHOULDER PAIN DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 35 Y/O C/O NECK AND ARM PAIN AFTER BRUSHING HAIR THIS A.M. DX-NECK AND ARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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