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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 93
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PATIENT STANDING UP WHILE SISTER WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR, FELT NAUSEOUS, SLIGHT HEADACHE,EYES ROLLED BACK, FELL ON BEDROOM FLOOR; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Beds or bedframes |
| MOM COMBING HAIR, FELT FAINT, WALKED TO BED & FELL SIDEWAYS ON BED,"CON SISTENT W/ HAIR GROOMING SYNCOPE" DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Toilets |
| PASSED OUT WHILE HAVING HAIR DONE, LIKELY EXPERIENCE HAIRBRUSH SYNCOPE, ALSO HIT HEAD ON TOILET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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