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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON A HAIR STRAIGHTENER. DX LOWER ARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PATIENT HAD HAIRCUT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE, PATIENT WOKE UP WITH LOWER EYE SWELLING, REDNESS AND TENDERNESS. DX. STYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| STRAIN LOW BACK; BENT OVER TO PICK UP HAIRBAND & FELT SOMETHING PULL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 6 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: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| FELL WITH BARRETTE IN HAIR DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON BRAID/PONYTAIL HOLDER AT SCHOOL, NOT ACTIN G NORMAL; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| FACE LAC, MOTHER STS PT STRUCK WITH A PLASTIC HAIR BRUSH BY A SIBLING A T HOME, C/O PAIN, EYES EOMI, ENT NORMAL, NO DENTAL INJURY OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PUTTING ON A PLASTIC HEADBAND IT BROKE AND A PIECE MAY HAVE HIT HER IN HER RIGHT EYE. DX RIGHT EYE INJURY-SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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