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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOF BACK STRAIN, PT WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR WHEN BACK BEGAN TO HURT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BACK PAIN-PAIN SINCE COMBING HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CHEST WOUND LAC.PT WAS COMBING DAUGHTERS HAIR AND WAS ACCDENTLY STABBED WITH PICK OF COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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