Accidents - Combs or hairbrushes - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
DOG BITE;LAC R HAND/88YOF WHILE BRUSHING HER DOG, DOG BIT HER. HAPPENED THIS MORNING. STILL BLEEDING & WORRIED ABOUT BONE INJ.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Combs or hairbrushes
SHE WAS COMBING HER CAT AT HOME LAST WEEK AND WAS BITTEN ON THE LEFTHAN D, NOW HAND IS SWOLLEN AND TENDER. DX CELLULITIS LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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