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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Adhesives, Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT REMOVED WIG WITH GLUE AFTER 3 WEEKS(HAIR WEAVE) LACERATION BACK OF HEAD ALONG HAIR LINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Adhesives |
| STATES SHE HAD A REACTION TO THE GLUE PUT ON HER HEAD DX HEAD GLUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Adhesives, Wigs, falls or hairpieces |
| PT GLUED A WIG TO HER HEAD, PULLED IT OFF AND NOW HAS SCALP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Adhesives |
| DX:SENSITIVE SCALP. PUT HAIR EXTENDERS ON HER HAIR WITH GLUE AND WAS UN ABLE TO GET IT OFF. SCALP SENSITIVE NOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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