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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 301
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 18YOF WAS WEARING A WIG FOR PAST WEEK. HAS SCRAPES ALONG HAIRLINE. WOUN D ON FOREHEAD IS DRAINING. DX FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 7Y F WIG CAP WAS TOO TIGHT;DX CONTUSED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD-REMOVED HAIR PIECE THAT WAS GLUED TO A STOCKING & P LACED OVER HAIR-NOTICED CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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) |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT STATES SHE WAS WEARING A TIGHT WIG WHICH DUG INTO HER FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WITH IRRITATION TO FRONT HAIRLINE FROM HAIR CAP WITH FAC SWELLINGIAL , CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| 15YOF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-REMOVED WEAVE CAP-TOO MUCH GLUE-CUT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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