Accidents - Wigs, falls or hairpieces - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 258
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	25
Year 2005:	5
Year 2006:	11
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	11

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	95	Upper Trunk:	86
Head:	38	Eyeball:	16
All Of Body:	15	Shoulder:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
7 YO M POKE IN R EYE AT AUNT'S HOUSE BY A HAIR WIRE CAUSING TRAUMAIC IR ITIS. DX: R EYE IRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Clothing accessories
13YOF PT HAS HAD A TIGHT CAP ON UNDERNEATH OF A WIG FOR PAST 2 WKS. ARE AS ON SCALP SCRAPED, OOZING FROM CAP. DX SCALP ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 01/26/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
15 YO FEMALE WORE A WIG WITH DRAW STRING LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
1ST DEGREE BURN UPPER BACK-HAVING BRAIDS DONE AT FRIENDS HOUSE-HAIR HIT BACK BURNED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PT WITH ALLERGIC REACTION TO HAIR EXTENSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
CUT EYE WITH PLASTIC HAIR PIECE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
HAIR EXTENTIONS MADE HEAD SORE AND SWELLING ON SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
YEST. FRIEND HIT HER IN THE EYE W/ HER HAIRPIECE WHEN SHE STOOD UP. SOM EWHAT ITCHY, NO PAIN. DX.: (MEDIAL) SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
SCALP CELLULITIS WITH HAIR BUMPS ON SCALP FROM WEARING BRAIDS TAKEN OUT WITH BLISTERS OVER SCALP BRAIDS IN X 1WK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
HAIR EXTENSIONS CAUSED SCALP INJURY DX: HEAD PAIN CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Hot water
PT JUMPED WHEN HAIR BRAIDS WERE PUT IN BOILING WATER - 2% BURN BACK
Disposition: Not recorded

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: 01/11/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Hot water
MOM WAS DIPPING BRAIDS IN BOILING HOT WATER, PT JUMPED & WATER SPILLED ON PTS RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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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