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Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Neck

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:18
Year 2001:77
Year 2002:76
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:69
Year 2007:31
Year 2008:14
Year 2009:78
Year 2010:63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 04/15/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: 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: 04/19/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: 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: 02/16/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: 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: 09/10/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME AND BRUSH GOT CAUGHT IN HAIR AND PULLED NECK S TRAINED NCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, PT FELT "SHOCK" IN NECK, DX NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
55 YO FEMALE HAS GROWTH ON NECK THAT HURTS WHEN COMBING HAIR ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
76 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED CERVICAL STRAIN WHEN BRUSHING HAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND TURNED HEAD AND TWISTED NECK WR ONG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT.C/O BACK OF NECK TENDER AND SCARRED WHEN SCRATCH NECK W/COMB PT.REPORTED POSSIBLE INSECT BITE.DX-INFECTED INSECT BITE NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2001Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/1998Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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