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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT STARTED USING A NEW BRAND OF MANUAL RAZOR UNDER ARMS AND DEVELOPED A N ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 27 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVED ARMS PITS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS FROM TH E RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT STS SHAVED ARMPITS 2 WKS AGO,FEW DAYS AFTER HAD BUMPS C/O PAIN, DX ABSCESS AXILLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Alcohol |
| PT CUT CHEST WITH A RAZOR BLADE. PT DENIES SUICIDE ATTEMPT BUT STATES H E HAS BEEN DRINKING ETOH. D:LACERATION, ETOH INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT USED ROOM MATES RAZOR TO SAVE ARMPITS AND DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| ARM PIT ABSCESS-HAD CUT AREA W/ EDGE OF RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WAS SHAVING HIS CHEST AND SUSTAINED A SMALL NICK WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULIYIS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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