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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 340
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RIGHT TRAP STR. PT STRAINED UPPER BACK WHEN BRUSHING HAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST WHEN FELL ON HIS HAIR PIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 54 YOF REACHED OVER TO GRAB A BRUSH AND HAD CHEST PAIN ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HER HAIR. CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 55 YO MALE SCRATCHED BACK WTH A COMB ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| THIS MORNING DEVELOPED SUDDENLY CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO THE BACK WHILE BRUSHING HER HAIR >> MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| P/W AOF CP RAD TO THE RT SHOULDER WHILE BRUSHING HAIR >> CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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