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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 544
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 31 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 31 YOF BACK STRAIN, PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR WHEN BACK BEGAN TO HURT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CHEST WOUND LAC.PT WAS COMBING DAUGHTERS HAIR AND WAS ACCDENTLY STABBED WITH PICK OF COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RIGHT TRAP STR. PT STRAINED UPPER BACK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HER HAIR. CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| P/W AOF CP RAD TO THE RT SHOULDER WHILE BRUSHING HAIR >> CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 07/30/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 26 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE COMBING HAIR WITH BRUSH ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. REACHED UP TO BRUSH HER HAIR THIS MORNING, FELT SOME MUSCLE STRAIN. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN DORSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PAIN BRUSHING DAUGHTERS HAIR DX. CHEST MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DEVELOPED PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS WHILE BRUSHING HAIR DX - THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/1998 | Age: 41 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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