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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 33
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HAIR COMB HIT KNEE CAUSED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING A FRIEND HAIR AT SCHOOL, SYNCOPED&FELL LANDED ONTO KNEE " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE KNEE WITH A METAL COMB. DX KNEE PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Basketball |
| PATIENT PLAYING BASKETBALL, RAN BY SPECTATOR HOLDING RAT TAIL COMB, HIT ON KNEE/STABBED INTO PT'S KNEE AND BROKE OFF; REFERRED TO RADIOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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