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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| A 44 YOF HAD BEEN WEARING HAIR EXTENSIONS, TODAY TOOK OFF AND FELT KNOW TO HEAD, DX FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 29 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 29 YOF DERMATITIS SCALP, IRRITATION S/P HAVING NEW BRAIDS AND WEAVE PUT IN HER HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT TOOK OUT A WEAVE THAT WAS SEWN IN HAIR AND SCALP BECAME INFECTED DX. SCALP DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces, Adhesives |
| PT HAD HAIRPEICE WEAVED IN AND GLUE USED AND NOW RASH TO HEAD AREA DX: RASH TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| RASH TO HEAD AFTER USING SYNTHETIC HAIR BRAIDS DX: DERMAT RASH TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAD HAIR WEAVE IN FOR 2 WEEKS, TO ER WITH ODOR FROM SCALP, DX WOUND TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| RASH-C/O RASH AND BUMPS ON SCALP AFTER DAUGHTER PUT HAIR EXTENSIONS IN HER HAIR TWO DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT PUT ON A WIG AND DEVELOPED A RASH ONTO SCALP CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 46 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: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT HAS BEEN REMOVING(PULLING OFF) GLUED ON HAIR EXTENTIONS, PULLED OFF SOME OF OWN HAIR, PAINFUL SCALP, DX HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 39 YO FEMALE HAS ALLERGIC REACTION TO WIG LATEX ALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT WEARING TIGHT WIG DX: TENSION HEADACHE DUE TO WIG USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| SIDE OF HEAD HURTS SINCE USING HAIR PIECE. HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| ALLERGIC DERMATITIS TO SCALP-C/O PAINFUL, ITCHY SORES ON SCALP AFTER HA VING SYNTHETIC HAIR WEAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT C/O SORES/PUS IN HEAD AFTER WEARINGWIGFOR LON PERIOD OF TIME DX:SCALP DERMATITIS/INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| HAD HAIR EXTENSIONS PLACED 3 DAYS AGO CELLULTIS SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| 45 YO FEMALE HAD HAIR EXTENSIONS PUT IN HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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