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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 529
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 03/16/2009 | Age: 44 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| C/O FRONTAL SCALP PAIN UPON COMBING HER HAIR, +LESION IN AREA >>CUTENOUS HORN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS COMBING HEAD & FELT A PC OF METAL STICKING OUT OF SKULL PT HADBR AIN SURGERY 7 YRS OLD DX: FOREIGN BODY IN HEAD DX: TRANS TO *** |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT C/O HEADACHE FROM BRUSHING HAIR DX:TENSION HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PUNCTURE HEAD, PT SUST INJURY W/A COMB AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 48 YO COMBING HAIR W/COMB INJURED SCALP LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 47 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: Combs or hairbrushes |
| ABCESS ON SCALP-AFTER SHE USED A COMB-USED ON HER DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2000 | Age: 42 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: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/1998 | Age: 38 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: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Hair dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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