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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 95
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 7Y F WIG CAP WAS TOO TIGHT;DX CONTUSED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PATIENT HAD HAIR BRAIDED WITH SYNTHETIC HAIR, NOW HAS RASH ON FACE AND NECK; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WITH IRRITATION TO FRONT HAIRLINE FROM HAIR CAP WITH FAC SWELLINGIAL , CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| 15YOF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-REMOVED WEAVE CAP-TOO MUCH GLUE-CUT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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