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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HER HAIR AND SHE INJURED HER NECK DX: ACUTE CERVICAL SPRAIN + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CERV STR. PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR AND INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR; NECK PAIN CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT INJURED NECK BRUSHING HAIR, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HURT NECK WHILE COMBING HAIR WITH COMB DX: ABRASION TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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