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Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 49
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Date: 12/04/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Other drugs or medications
MOM USED LICE SHAMPOO ON PATIENT 2 DAYS AGO, RUBBING TOO HARD W/LICE COMB, NOW HAS SUPERFICIAL SCALP ABRASIONS FROM COMB; SCALP ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT GETTING HAIR COMBED WHEN FELL FLAT ON HER FACE HITTING NOSE, BL EEDING FROM NOSE, VOMITING; HEAD INJURY, HAIR GROOMING SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
10 YO BROKE COMB TOOTH IN HEAD LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAIRBRUSH THROWN BY A FRIEND. PT DIZZY. DX CONCUSSIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
10 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEA WIH HAIRBRUSH LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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