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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 438
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 09/27/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HOMELESS PT AWOKE IN FIELD TODAY, STOOD UP TO COMB HAIR, "LEGS GAVE OUT ON ME" & FELL. MULTIPLE FALLS RECENTLY. D: WEAKNESS, FALL. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX:DERMATITIS ENTIRE BODY. USING BRUSH TO SCRATCH SKIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2001 | Age: 74 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2001 | Age: 66 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/1999 | Age: 68 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/1998 | Age: 90 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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