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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,114
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Toilets |
| 64YOF LOST BALANCE WHILE BRUSHING HAIR AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON TOILET CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 90 YOF WAS COMBING HAIR, GOT DIZZY AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: DIZZINESS, POSS SYNCOPE, SCALP LAC 1". |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 88YOF HAD NEW HEAD LAC SUTURED, PT BRUSHING HAIR W/ BRUSH & POPPED A ST ITCH DX;# HEAD LAC, RESUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 75YOF SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE REACHING FOR HAIR BRUSH TRIAGE SOURCE: GROUP HOME DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCALP ABRASION-68YOF SUS INJ TO SCALP WHEN SHE TRIED TO SCRATCH HER HEA D WITH A COMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SUS LAC TO HEAD WHILE COMBING HIS HAIR WITH A COMB% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| BRUSHING HAIR UPSIDE DOWN THEN STOOD UP QUICKLY AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HEAD--SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT WAS SCRATCHED IN HEAD BY BROKEN BRUSH 4 DAYS AGO. DX: SCALP ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DX TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: P/W L SIDED ELECTRIC FEEL'G SHOOT'G HEAD PAINS AFTER TOUCH'G L HEAD W BRUSH'G HAIR OR OTHER TOUCH'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| NOTED BLOOD ON SCALP WHEN COMBING HAIR, NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. DX. HEA D INJURY, SCALP LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| 52 YO FEMALE COMBED HAIR AND POPPED ABCESS ABCESS DRAINING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT BENDING OVER TO REACH FOR HAIRBRUSH WHEN FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD. D: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL S/P 2WKS HITTING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINING A CUT.WAS USING HAIRBRUSH, AREA STARTED BLEEDING.RAISED AREA ON SCALP.DX=CHI,NO L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| WOUND TO HEAD, PICKING AT IT & HAIR BRUSH KEPT CATCHING IT DX: SCALP A BSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT INJURED SCALP WHILE COMBING HAIR X4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT LACERATED HEAD WITH A COMB AT HOME, LIVES WITH SON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| SCALP MINOR LAC-INJURY OCCURRED WHILE COMBING HAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Sinks |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE BRUSHING HAIR, STRUCK HEAD ON SINK, SUSTAINED " HEAD HEMATOMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HEAD WHEN COMBING HAIR - SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes |
| PT. REPORTS HEAD BENT OVER AND PT BRUSHING HAIR WHEN PT FLIPPED HEAD, S HE BECAME DIZZY AND FELL. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Date: 05/26/2001 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Combs or hairbrushes, Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/1998 | Age: 52 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 |
| Date: 01/19/1998 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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