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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,853
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 20YO PT W/PIMPLE TO BASE OF SCROTUM X2 DAYS, NOW INCREASED IN SIZE AND MORE PAINFUL, DOES SHAVE PUBIC HAIR; SCROTUM ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT WAS USING SHOWER RAZOR IN SHOWER AND DROPPED RAZOR CUTTING TIP OF FI NGER. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX EARILY CELLULITIS: ABRASION ON LEG & THEN ALSO HAS CUT ON CHIN F SHAV'G, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX IMPETIGO/FOLLICULITIS: C/O FACIAL RASH SINCE WED, +IRRITAT'N. STATES RASH GET'G WORSE WHEN SHAV'G. BROUGH NEW RAZOR, W IS NOT HELP'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Razors or shavers, Weight lifting |
| LIFTING WEIGHTS AND HAND BECAME PAINFUL AFTER CUTTING HAND ON A RAZOR,H AD PIECE OF GLASS IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A RAZOR AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 21 YO M CERVICAL MASS,CELLULITIS ABCESS DEVELOPED AFTER SHAVING OVER A PIMPLE SEVERAL DAYS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| L HAND LAC W/RAZOR CUTTING LEATHER DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| CUT ON RAZOR/ AVULSION INJURY 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 21 YOF RASH ON LEGS FROM SHAVING CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 20 Y/O C/O TENDERNESS & SWELLING TO SITE OF LAC. PT CUT FINGER WITH RA ZOR. HAS HAD SIGNS OF INFECTION X3 DAYS. CELLULITIS L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH METAL BLADE, 2.5 CM.DX-LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 21YOF WAS HOME IN THE SHOWER HAVING SEX WITH HER BOYFRIEND,ACCIDENTLY BRUSHED UP AGAINST A RAZOR;BUTTOCKS ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| RIGHT THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH RAZOR.DX-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION (2.5CM) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 20YO PT W/2 BUMPS IN THE GENTIAL REGION THAT APPEARED AFTER SHAVING AND ARE TENDER; FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 17 YO CUT FINGER ON RAZOR LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN SHAVING LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PATIENT HAS PERIRECTAL ABCESS, PROBABLY FROM SHAVING. DOCTOR SAID, DON ''T SHAVE IN THAT AREA. DX; PERIRECTAL ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PATIENT HAS KNOT ON PUBIC AREA. SHAVED PUBIC HAIR WITH RAZER. DX: AC ESS TO PUBIC AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX SCALP IRRITATION: C/O RASH ON L SIDE OF HEAD W APPEARED ABOUT A WK AGO AFTER SHAVING HIS HAED ABOUT 2 WKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| RASH FROM USING RAZOR TO UPPER LEFT THIGH. DX-BACTERIAL FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION..PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A RAZOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX LWBS: CUT RIF W RAZOR, ACC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 21 YO FEMALE HAS RASH FROM SHAVING STOMACH CELLULITIS TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| LAC THUMB ON A RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 21 YO FEMALE HAS RASH ON LOWER LEG FROM SHAVING LEG CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| VAGINAL ABRASION-C/O SWELLING OF VAGINA AND PAIN AFTER SHAVING PELVIC A REA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX FOLLICULITIS: RASH ON LOWER EXT SINCE SHAVING HER LEGS 3 DAYS AGO. SHE THEN HAD A PEDICURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| BOYFRIEND SHAPING HER EYEBROWS AND DROPPED RAZOR ONTO HER THIGH LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| CUT W RAZOR. NECK/ BACK, LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers, Clothing accessories |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER LAC, PT WAS TAKING RAZOR OUT OF PURSE AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 25 YO FEMALE HAS LUMP ON VAGINA FROM SHAVING CYST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| FACIAL LAC, PT CUT FACE WHEN USINGA RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A RAZOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX FOLLICULITIS: C/O RASH TO EXT AFTER SHAVING ARMS AND LEGS X 2 WKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| CUT FINGER WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING AT HOME. DX ; LACERATION FINGER NA IL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| CHIN LAC-CUT WHILE SHAVING W/ RAZOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX INGROWN HAR: HAS BUMP/LESION ON PENIS THAT BEGAN AS A SMALL PIMPLE & NOW HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A FEW DAYS...REPORTS SHAVES HIS PUBLIC HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A RAZOR. DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| LACERATION LT.FOOT(HEEL).PT.REFERS WHILE GETTING A PEDICUR BLADE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVED LEGS LAST WEEK CUT LEG DX// OLD LAC LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| L BIG TOE LAC. PT TRIED TO SHAVE IT & ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF W RAZOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 2 CM LEFT THUMB LACERATION FROM RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers, Illegal drugs |
| PATIENT HAS RASH TO LABIAL AREA IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE SHAVED AREA, HAS HEROIN ADDICTION, USES DAILY, USED THIS A.M.; FOLLICULITIS, HEROIN ADDI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT STS NICKED LEFT LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING LAST WEEK DX CELLULITIS-ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT STS WAS SHAVING CHIN 5 DAYS AGO - CUT CHIN NOW IS SWOLLEN AND PUS DRAINING,OLD LACERATION, DX ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 24 YO FEMALE HAS BOIL UNDER ARMPIT FROM SHAVING ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| LACERATION TO FINGER FROM A RAZOR HE FOUND IN THE BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| STEPPED ON A RAZOR CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT W/PIECE OF GLASS IN FOOT X4MONTHS, TRIED TO REMOVE FB W/RAZOR LAST P M, NOW W/REDNESS & PAIN W/PALP, FB REMOVED; FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| FOLLICULITIS GROIN - 25 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE TENDERNESS IN THE GROIN AREA AFTER SHAVING SAID AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX: SUPERFICIAL SUPRAPUBIC CELLULITIS: ONSET AFTER SHAVED SUPRAPUBLIC AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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