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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 777
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PER DAUGHTER, SUDDENLY PT SYNCOPED WHILE DAUGHER WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR >>SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-55 Y/O M-PAIN WHILE BRUSHING HIS HAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT HIT EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH, CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 54 Y/O F WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH HAIRBRUSH BY ONE OF THE KIDS THAT SHE TAKES ACRE OF.DX 4 CM LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 91 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 |
| PT SUS LAC TO HEAD WHILE COMBING HIS HAIR WITH A COMB% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Stairs or steps |
| 52YOF SLIPPED ON A HAIRBRUSH THAT WAS LYING ON HER STEPS FELL DOWN SEVERAL CARPETED STEPS;ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BACK PAIN-PAIN SINCE COMBING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | 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 |
| POKED IN EYE WITH HAIR BRUSH. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| BLUNT PLASTIC COMB VS EYE 2 DAYS AGO. CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR UPSIDE DOWN THEN STOOD UP QUICKLY AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HEAD--SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| EYE INJURY FROM SCRATCHING WITH COMB. DX-ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STRIANED NECK AND SHOULDER WHEN COMBING HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX R MIDDLE FINGER CELLULITIS: P/W WD ON TDORSUM ASPECT OF FINGER THAT STARTED W CALLOUS ON FINGER TTHAT W PUNCTURED W A POCKET COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WITH A BRUSH IN RECTUM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 52 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 LEANING OVER BRUSHING HER HAIR FOR A LONG TIME IN A DEPENDANT PO SITION AND PASSED OUT VERY DIZZY NAUSEA VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 68 YOF FELT PULL WHILE BRUSHING HAIR THIS MORNING SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 58YOM AT HOME STEPPED ONTO A BROKEN PLASTIC COMB SEVERAL DAYS AGO, PIECE OF COMB PUNCTURED RT FOOT DEVELOPED INFECTION;FOOT CELLULITUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT TWISTED NECK WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR 1 MONTH AGO PAIN IS WORSE DX// NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS SCRATCHED IN HEAD BY BROKEN BRUSH 4 DAYS AGO. DX: SCALP ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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