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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 382
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 19 YOF CUT SCALP WHILE COMBING TANGLES OUT OF HAIR SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| A 25 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH BRUSH AT HOME, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH A BRUSH, NO DETAILS, HEAD INJURY WITH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENTS COUSIN WAS COMBING HER HAIR HARD AND NOW HEAD IS HURTING. DX; ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN USING A HAIRBRUSH & HIT SELF IN HEAD. DX; LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX:SCALP VERRUCA. WART ON HEAD WHICH BLEEDS WHEN HE COMBS HIS HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CONTUSION HEAD - VICTIM STATES SHE WAS BRUSHING/COMBING HAIR AND FELT F AINT AND FELL STRIKING HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACUTE CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC-HIT IN THE HEAD ACCIDENTLY WIT H A HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2000 | Age: 23 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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