Accidents - Wigs, falls or hairpieces - Year 2004 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 24
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PATIENT'S FACE WAS SWELLING, CELLULITIS AFTER USING ARTIFICIAL HAIR TO BRAID HER HAIR. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces
PATIENT HAD HAIR BRAIDED WITH SYNTHETIC HAIR, NOW HAS RASH ON FACE AND NECK; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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