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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,270
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMBING HIS HAIR AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A COMB. DX- L CORNEAL ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LEFT ARM WEAKNESS. PT WAS BRUSHING HAIR WHEN HIS ARM WENT NUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH AT HOME DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| STAB WOUND LEFT HAND-ACCIDENTALLY STABBED LEFT HAND WITH A METAL COMB. C/O PUNCTURE WD WITH NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATION WITH DRAINAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WITH LAC TO EARDRUM WITH A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT EARDRUM PERFORATION-SUS INJ WHEN SHE POKED HERSELF IN THE EAR WITH A LONG TAIL COMB. HAS PAIN AND HEARS AN ECHO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 43 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 |
| WAS COMBING HAIR, TURNED HEAD HEARD SNAP, DX; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT DX LACERATION RT EAR CANAL - S/P AS PER PT SHE WAS CLEANING HER EAR W/A TAIL COMB WHEN NHER DAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| FOREHEAD LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A HAIR BRUSH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| METAL EYELASH COMB CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT COMPLAINING OF NECK/SHOULDER PAIN SINCE BRUSHING HAIR. D:TRAPEZIUS S TRAIN, PARASPINAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 43YOF HAIR BRUSH TO EYE EYE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 39 YO FEMALE HAS NECK PAIN AFTER COMBING HAIR CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK PLASTIC COMB IN EAR AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS LIFTING ARM TO BRUSH HAIR AND FELT A PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER STRA INED SHOULDER AND ARTHRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BRUSHING HAIR AND THE BRUSH GOT CAUGHT ON HER HAIR AND PULLED HEAD BACK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| HAIR BRUSH FELL IN EYE LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35YFC C/O NECK PAIN AFTER COMBING HAIR/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| CORNEAL AB-POKED SELF IN EYE W/ PICK/ COMB WHILE COMBING HAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 28 YOM WAS COMBING HAIR AND FELT A TWINGE IN NECK AND IS NOW UNABLE TO MOVE NECK, DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF AN EYE BY BEING POKED BY A HAIR PICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| REACH TO BRUSH HER HAIR NECK PAIN CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS COMBING HAIR AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT HAS ABRASION TO HER EAR AFTER STRIKING HER EAR WHEN USING A COMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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