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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 779
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YOF PATIENT STATES WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR THIS MORNING HEARD A POP, NOW WITH NECK PAIN DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Ceilings and walls |
| 36 YOF DX EAR INJURY - PT WAS SCRATCHING HER EAR WITH COMB AND HIT WALL STABBING EAR DRUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STUCK HAIR BRUSH IN EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION. 43 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | 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 |
| 45 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT POKED SELF WITH COMB TO EYE. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT EYEBALL WITH SUBCONJUNCITIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 48YOF, WHILE WAS COMBING HER HAIR, GO FINGER NAIL CAUGHT, PULLING IT OU T>>AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 49 YOM PUT A HAIRBRUSH IN RECTUM. DX: RECTAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 49 Y FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD W HAIR BRUSH BY GRANDCHILD C/O HEAD INJ DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YO F BRUSHED EYE WITH ROUNDED HAIR ROLLER BRUSH 3 DAYS AGO. CONTINUE D EYE PAIN. DX:CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| DX TRAPEZUIS SPASM: 41YOF C/O LS NECK PN X 1D AFTER BEND' DWN TO PICK UP BRUSH. PN INC' W/ MV'MT. "STIFF NECK FEEL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 36 YOF SHARP PAIN IN NECK WHILE BRUSHING HAIR ACUTE NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 39YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON BRUSH AND TWISTED FOOT FOOT SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 35 Y/O FEMALE POKED L PINKY FINGER WITH HAIRBRUSH DX BACTERIAL FELON OF DISTAF 5TH DIGIT L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Doors |
| 42 YR OLD FEMALE DX TRAUMA TO RT EXTERNAL CANAL (EAR) - SCRATCHING EAR WITH END OF COMB AND HIT A DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 50YOF WAS USING A COMB TO CLEAN HER AND FELL PUSHING 2" COMB IN HER HEAD DX: PERFORATION EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33YOF, ACC GOT EYE SCRATCHED WHILE 3YO CHILD WAS BRUSHING HER HAIR >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| RT SHOULDER DISLICATION.30YOF REACHED BEHIND HEWD TO BRUSH HAIR AND INJ URED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 Y/O/F SCRATCHED EYE WITH A HAIRBRUSH AT HOME DX/ LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| A 26 YOF WAS COMBING DAUGHTERS HAIR, DEVLELOPED NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 35YOM WAS COMBING HAIR, COMB ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM IN LT EYE, C/O PAIN & REDNESS. DX - LT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NASAL CONT. 26 YOF WAS HIT IN NOSE WITH HAIRBRUSH BY TODDLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38YOF WAS AT HOME, BRUSHING HAIR, GOT HAIR BRUSH IN EYE CAUSING A RT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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