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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT STATES HER SISTER HIT HER WITH A COMB DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 47 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: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABCESS ON SCALP-AFTER SHE USED A COMB-USED ON HER DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA - PT C/O HIS HEAD W/HAIR BRISH LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH HAIR BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A BRUSHDX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER BEING HIT WITH A BRUSH BY HIS BROTHER |
| 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 |
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