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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 56 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 |
| PAIN WHILE BRUSHING HAIR/UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NS:GIRLFRIEND WAS BRUSHING HIS HAIR, ACCIDENTALLY POKED HIM IN EYE, SCRATCH LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, PT FELT "SHOCK" IN NECK, DX NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BENDING OVER TO REACH FOR HAIRBRUSH WHEN FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD. D: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCRATCHING EAR W/ A COMB SNEEZED HIT DRESSER COMB PUNCTURED EAR RIGHT EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP HAIRBRUSH AT NURSING HOME FELL AND HAS PAIN TO BAC K DX- T4 AND T5 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CUT EAR ON A COMB, ?MECH 'LAC' |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Animal induced injury |
| CAT BITE R HAND/78YOM AT HOME YESTERDAY WAS COMBING HIS CAT AND CAT BIT HIS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | 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 |
| 56 YOF WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND HIT LEFT EYE SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 55 YO FEMALE HAS GROWTH ON NECK THAT HURTS WHEN COMBING HAIR ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIT SELF WITH HAIR BRUSH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT AT HOME COMBING HAIR WHEN FELT SUDDEN PAIN TO SUPERIOR ASPECT OF R SHOULDER, DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| CONTUSION HIP (R): FELL WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP HAIRBRUSH, LOST BALANCE, FELL ON FLOOR, 90 MINUTES TILL ABLE TO GET UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| C/O PT STATES WAS COMBING HAIR AND FELT A POP DX LT LOWER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL S/P 2WKS HITTING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINING A CUT.WAS USING HAIRBRUSH, AREA STARTED BLEEDING.RAISED AREA ON SCALP.DX=CHI,NO L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 61 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 |
| ABRASION CORNEA -61 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PERI ORBITAL AREA SWOLLEN W ITH EYE REDNESS AND TEARNING - SCRAPED EYE WITH COMB - LWBS BY MD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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