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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 59 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: P/W L SIDED ELECTRIC FEEL'G SHOOT'G HEAD PAINS AFTER TOUCH'G L HEAD W BRUSH'G HAIR OR OTHER TOUCH'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NOTED BLOOD ON SCALP WHEN COMBING HAIR, NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. DX. HEA D INJURY, SCALP LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 YO FEMALE COMBED HAIR AND POPPED ABCESS ABCESS DRAINING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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