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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 49
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 10 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, Other drugs or medications |
| MOM USED LICE SHAMPOO ON PATIENT 2 DAYS AGO, RUBBING TOO HARD W/LICE COMB, NOW HAS SUPERFICIAL SCALP ABRASIONS FROM COMB; SCALP ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT GETTING HAIR COMBED WHEN FELL FLAT ON HER FACE HITTING NOSE, BL EEDING FROM NOSE, VOMITING; HEAD INJURY, HAIR GROOMING SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 10 YO BROKE COMB TOOTH IN HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAIRBRUSH THROWN BY A FRIEND. PT DIZZY. DX CONCUSSIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 10 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEA WIH HAIRBRUSH LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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