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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 830
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STRAIN SHOULDER - 59 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND LIMITED MOVEMENT IN HER LEFT SHOULDER - ONSET WHEN LIFTING HER ARM TO BRUSH HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| FELL OVER BACKWARDS WHILE COMBING HAIR AT ASSISTED LIVING INJURING UPPE R BACK. DX: T-12 COMPRESSION FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 62 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 |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH FINGER WHILE COMBING HAIR AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| OSTEO ARTHRITIS - FELL WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 79 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 |
| PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR WITH HER HEAD DOWN WHEN SHE STOOD STRAIGHT UP SHE ALMOST PASSE OUT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Jewelry |
| PT USING A COMB ON HAIR, CAUGHT COMB IN RT EARRING, LAC RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT POKED W/A HAIR BRUSH AT HOME, C/O PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER BRUSHING HAIR BRUSH GOT CAUGHT PULLED SELF OVER INT O SIDE OF BATHTUB CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 56 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED EYE WITH HAIRBRUSH DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 YO FEMALE WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND HIT EYE WITH FINGER NAIL CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 53 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 |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE W/ HAIRPICK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WOUND TO HEAD, PICKING AT IT & HAIR BRUSH KEPT CATCHING IT DX: SCALP A BSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT INJURED SCALP WHILE COMBING HAIR X4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A COMB , CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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