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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Sinks |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, STRUCK HEAD ON SINK, SUSTAINED " HEAD HEMATOMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR AND LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD S AT NH, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. R HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 54 YOF C/O LEFT EYE PAIN AFTER POKING SELF IN THE EY E WITH A HAIRBRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT ACCID POKED EYE W/BRISTLES OF HAIRBRUSH. DX: L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 64 YOF C/O LEFT EYE PAIN SINCE FRIDAY AFTER HITTING SELF IN THE EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH, ALSO SEEING GRAY BUBBLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STATES SITTING COMBING HER HAIR AND HAD ONSET OF RUQ ABDOMINAL PAIN. D X. ABDM PAIN, ANEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HEAD WHEN COMBING HAIR - SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE W/A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SEVERE PAIN MID L CHEST THIS AM WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME. DX. ACUTE PRECORDIAL CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| 52 Y.O. B FEMALE W/PW TO EAR DRUM. PT STS A COMB HIT THE WALL & THEN ST RUCK HER EAR @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 76 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 |
| 76 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED CERVICAL STRAIN WHEN BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O CUT ON FACE. PT WAS STRUCK BY HAIR BRUSH. DX LAC TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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