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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 04/04/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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