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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Rugs or carpets |
| 10YOF STANDING UP GETTING HAIR DONE AT HOME & PASSED OUT ONTO CARPET; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 8YOF MOM WAS BRUSHING PT'S HAIR WHEN STIFFENED ARMS/LEGS, TWITCHING, PU PILS DILATED; SYNCOPE, MOVEMENT DISORDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 6 YO F WAS GETTING HAIR BRUSHED BY MOM WHEN SUDDENLY BECAME TENSE AND F ELL BACKWARDS INTO MOM'S ARMS. DX: FIRST TIME SEIZURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 9 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM BRUSHING HER HAIR AND SHE BECAME LIMP AND FELL DOWN HAVING SYNCOPA L EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STANDING IN FRONT OF MIRROR WHILE MOM WAS COMBING HAIR, STARTED FEELING LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT IN MOM'S ARMS; VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOM BRUSHING PATIENT'S HAIR AT HOME BEFORE LEAVING FOR CAMP, PT FELL D OWN ON FLOOR, EYES ROLLED BACK, ARMS FLAILING, LEG KICKING; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STANDING UP WHILE SISTER WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR, FELT NAUSEOUS, SLIGHT HEADACHE,EYES ROLLED BACK, FELL ON BEDROOM FLOOR; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Beds or bedframes |
| MOM COMBING HAIR, FELT FAINT, WALKED TO BED & FELL SIDEWAYS ON BED,"CON SISTENT W/ HAIR GROOMING SYNCOPE" DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Toilets |
| PASSED OUT WHILE HAVING HAIR DONE, LIKELY EXPERIENCE HAIRBRUSH SYNCOPE, ALSO HIT HEAD ON TOILET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE DAD FIXING PT HAIR W/BRUSH, LIKELY HAD HAIR BRUS HING SYNCOPE-ALWAYS SIT WHILE HAVING HAIR BRUSHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POSSIBLE SEIZURE EPISODE AT HOME AFTER COMBING HAIR THIS AM. MAY HAVE HAIR BRUSH SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT PASSED OUT WHILE MOM BRUSHING PT'S HAIR. FELL & HIT MOUTH. DX: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT COMBING HAIR WHEN STARTED TO FEEL DIZZY, FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR ; NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM COMBING PT'S HAIR WHEN PT SLUMPED OVER & WOULDN'T RESPOND TO VOICE. DX: SYNCOPE & COLLAPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM COMBING PT'S HAIR & PT'S EYES ROLLED BACK IN HEAD WITH COLOR CHANGES AROUND LIPS & EYES. DX: SYNCOPE & COLLAPSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PASSED OUT WHILE GETTING HAIR DRIED OR WHILE MOM WAS BRUSHING HAIR, FELL AND HIT WOODEN FLOOR, NO HX OF SEIZURE; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 7 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| MOM BRUSHING CHILD'S HAIR WHEN CHILD WENT LIMP. D: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1999 | Age: 6 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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