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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 885
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT'S SISTER THREW A BRUSH HITTING HER ON TOOTH LAST WEEK, CHIPPED TOOTH, HAVING DENTAL PAIN, SEEN IN DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STATES HER SISTER HIT HER WITH A COMB DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers |
| SPASM/STRAIN OF THE ARM- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE WAS BLOW DRYING HER HAIR. S HE HAD THE BLOW DRYER IN ONE HAND AND THE COMB IN ANOTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PW TO ORAL MUCOSA.PT STUCK A RAT TAIL COMB IN BACK OF MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR & ONSET OF (L) SHOULDER & NECK PAIN. ALSO HAS COLD SYMP- TOMS. DX: (L)SHOULDER STRAIN & BRONCHITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 12 YOF STEPPED ON HAIRBRUSH FB R GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O PAIN & SWELLING TO (L) WRIST AFTER BEING HIT W/WOODEN BRUSH BY SISTER. DX: (L) WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE LOWER ARM WITH A BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A HAIR BRUSH BY SISTER DX: ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA - PT C/O HIS HEAD W/HAIR BRISH LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT FELL ON COMB AND CUT THE EDGE OF HER MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT LIP WHEN HIT WITH HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ANOTHER CHILD THREW A HAIRBRUSH AT HIM RESULTING IN A FACIAL LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS SISTER AND SISTER STUCK A COMB IN PTS EAR DX-LEFT EAR TRAUMA WITH PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON A METAL COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A BRUSHDX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER BEING HIT WITH A BRUSH BY HIS BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT STS SHE WAS @ A FRIEND'S HOUSE, BRUSHING HER HAIR & FELT HER NECK POP. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| STRAINED NECK WHEN USING HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC (L) EAR, PT SUST INJURY WITH A COMB WHILE COMBING HER HAIR AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 7 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY HAIRBRUSH THROWN TO HER BY HER MOTHER - INTENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SISTER THREW HAIRBRUSH AND HIT PT. IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DROPPED HAIR BRUSH ONTO TOP OF FOOT DX FOOT HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PLAYING W/ FAMILY MEMBER HIT IN EYE W/ HAIR PICK DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS OS - SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE WHEN BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| PATIENT TWISTED NECK AWKWARDLY WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME, FELT N ECK PAIN; CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, First aid equipment |
| PATIENT POKED IN EAR WITH LONG END OF COMB OR HAIR PICK LAST NIGHTHAD B LOOD ON *** WHEN CLEANING EAR; EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND FELT POP IN NECK. LT CERVICAL STRAIN. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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