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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,252
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 64 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, Toilets |
| 64YOF LOST BALANCE WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON TOILET CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 51 YOF PLAYING WITH DOG RECENTLY IN TUGGING GAME AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK, NOTICED THIS MORNING WHILE BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 90 YOF WAS COMBING HAIR, GOT DIZZY AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: DIZZINESS, POSS SYNCOPE, SCALP LAC 1". |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, First aid equipment |
| 94 Y/O FEMALE STATES TOOTH FROM HER COMB POKED HER IN EAR & USED A*** T O CLEAN & BLOOD WAS ON TIP DX: CONTUSION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 75 YOM FELL BACKWARDS WHILE BRUSHING HAIR IN BATHROOM. DX: L SHOULDER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 68 YO M BRUSHING HIS HAIR STARTED GETTING PAIN IN CENTER OF BACK ROTATI NG TO LEFT SIDE OF RIBS. DX MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 88YOF HAD NEW HEAD LAC SUTURED, PT BRUSHING HAIR W/ BRUSH & POPPED A ST ITCH DX;# HEAD LAC, RESUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 78 YOF REACHED OVER WHILE BRUSHING HAIR. DX: SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 55 YOF VDX EYE PAIN - C/O LT EYE PAIN DUE TO DIRECT TRAUMA DUE TO COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| COMBING HAIR WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL L SHOULDER AND ELBOW CONTUSION S 90 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 58 YOF WAS COMBING HAIR AND GOT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 53YOF BITTEN ON FINGER BY DOG WHEN TRYING TO BRUSH DOG. DX: DOG BITE ON RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 76 YOF JABBED COMB INTO R ELBOW DX: PW ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | 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 |
| 56 YOF POKED SELF IN L EYE WHILE COMBING HAIR DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SHOULDER STR. 65 YOF STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN BRUSHING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 68 YR OLD FEMALE COMBING HER CAR WHEN IT BIT HER HAND WITH CELLULITIS N OW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67YOF INADVERTENTLY IMPACTED LEFT EYE WITH A HAIR BRUSH - LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 74 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 |
| 74YOF STATES SHE WAS COMBING HER HAIR WHEN COMB SLIPPED OUT OF HER HAND AND HIT HER IN L EYE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 63 YOF WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND PUT BRUSH TO BACK OF HEAD AND FELT CHEST PAIN - CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 YOF DX FOREIGN BODY TO RT EAR -/TM PERFORATED - S/P TIP OF COMB LEFT IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 Y/O/F INJURED ARM ON A COMB AT HOME DX/ RT ARM PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX SPRAIN HAND: 59YOM PULLING HAIR OUT OF COMB & SUDDEN POP' SENSATION IN L MID-HAND W/ IMMEDIATE PN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 75YOF SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE REACHING FOR HAIR BRUSH TRIAGE SOURCE: GROUP HOME DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 75YO HISP FEMALE C/O R SHOULDER PAIN, BRUSHING HAIR & FELT A POP IN SHOULDER, DX SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 62YOF AT HOME COMBING HAIR FELT A POP IN BACK/ DX ACUTE BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 76 YR OLD FEMALE STUCK HERSELF IN EAR CANAL WITH COMB AND NOW HAS MECHA NICAL TRAUMA,EAR INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 68 YO F W/ CHRONIC SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN EXACERBATED WHEN SHE WAS COMB ING HER HAIR DX LT SIDED NECK PAIN*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | 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 |
| 52YOF HIT EYE WHILE USING HAIR BRUSH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCALP ABRASION-68YOF SUS INJ TO SCALP WHEN SHE TRIED TO SCRATCH HER HEA D WITH A COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HIP FX. 94 YOM WAS STANDING IN BATHROOM COMBING HAIR AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 62YOF BRUSHING HAIR WHEN SHE DEVELOPED AN ACUTE ONSET OF CHEST PAIN ADM ITTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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