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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,981
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YOF PATIENT STATES WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR THIS MORNING HEARD A POP, NOW WITH NECK PAIN DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX TRAPEZUIS SPASM: 41YOF C/O LS NECK PN X 1D AFTER BEND' DWN TO PICK UP BRUSH. PN INC' W/ MV'MT. "STIFF NECK FEEL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOF SHARP PAIN IN NECK WHILE BRUSHING HAIR ACUTE NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| A 26 YOF WAS COMBING DAUGHTERS HAIR, DEVLELOPED NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT INJURED @ HOME WHILE BRUSHING HAIR INJURED NECK DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 32 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 |
| DX ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN WITH SPASM: ONSET THIS A.M. OF NECK PAIN W BRUSH'G AND COMB'G HAIR, HEARD "SNAP" NOW PAIN C MV'MT OF NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 46 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 REACHING ABOVE HER SHOULDERS COMBING HAIR TO PUT IN A TIGHT PONEY TA IL AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 48 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: 01/31/2008 | Age: 32 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: 07/17/2007 | Age: 43 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 |
| WAS COMBING HAIR, TURNED HEAD HEARD SNAP, DX; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 39 YO FEMALE HAS NECK PAIN AFTER COMBING HAIR CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRUSHING HAIR AND THE BRUSH GOT CAUGHT ON HER HAIR AND PULLED HEAD BACK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35YFC C/O NECK PAIN AFTER COMBING HAIR/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 28 YOM WAS COMBING HAIR AND FELT A TWINGE IN NECK AND IS NOW UNABLE TO MOVE NECK, DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| REACH TO BRUSH HER HAIR NECK PAIN CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN TORTICOLLIS |
| 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: 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: 10/11/2006 | 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: 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: 12/30/2005 | Age: 36 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 |
| BRUSHING HAIR, FELT SOMETHING POP IN NECK DX NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| PATIENT BRUSHED HAIR, ONSET SEVERE NECK PAIN. DX-NECK SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| C/O NECK PAIN AFTER COMBING HAIR DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NECK PAIN-STARTED WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 45 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 |
| DX NECK STRAIN: COMBING HAIR AT HOME, TWISTED NECK FUNNY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YO FEMALE FELT A POP WHILE BRUSHING HAIR ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 31 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 TURNED HEAD FAST TO LOOK AT SOMETHING WHILE COMBING HAIR, INJURIED N ECK SUSTAINED" CERVICAL STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POPPED NECK BRUSHING HAIR DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 32 YO FEMALE SCRATCHED BACK OF NECK WITH COMB ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT HURT NECK WHILE COMBING HAIR YESTERDAY. CONTINUED PAIN. D: MUSCULOSK ELETAL STRAIN, MIGRAINE HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NECK PAIN, TORTICOLLIS - 30 YOF C/O NECK PAIN THAT BEGAN YESTERDAY WHIL E BRUSHING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HER HAIR AND SHE INJURED HER NECK DX: ACUTE CERVICAL SPRAIN + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| CERV STR. PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR; NECK PAIN CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 26 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 INJURED NECK BRUSHING HAIR, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HURT NECK WHILE COMBING HAIR WITH COMB DX: ABRASION TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2001 | Age: 32 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2000 | Age: 26 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2000 | Age: 41 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/1999 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/1998 | 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/1997 | Age: 33 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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