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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 487
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS SHAVING AND DROPPED THE SHAVER ON FLOOR & BENT OVER & FELLON FLO OR AT *** DX; CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| ABRASION HEAD-34YOM C/O PAIN AND BURNING TO TOP OF HEAD AFTER GETTING H IS HAIR CUT WITH A RAZOR. NO BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PASSED OUT WHILE SHAVING IN BATHROOM; + LOC. PAIN IN BACK OF HEAD,BILAT RIBS, LITEHEADED W/CP, SYNCOPE. DX: SYNCOPE, HYPONETREMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| HEAD LAC, PT CUT HEAD WHEN SHAVING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 33 YOM, CUT SCALP SHAVING HEAD WITH RAZOR, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| SCALP LAC, PT CUT SCALP WHEN USING A RAZOR TO SHAVE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT STATES HAD HAIR SHAVED OF HEAD AND PUBIC AREA LAST WEEK AND NOW W/SP OTS ON SCALP AND HEAD IS SWOLLEN. DX. TINEA HEAD AND PUBIC AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| SCALP AB-INJURED WHILE SHAVING HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX SCALP PAIN/PERIPHERAL VERTIGO: ONSET LAST NOC AFTER HAIRCUT OF SCALP PAIN R OCCIPITAL. HAS SM SHAVED HIS HAED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| SCALP LAC WHEN SHAVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT WITH LESION ON SCALP X 2 DAYS. PAIN, ITCHING. SHAVES SCALP. LAST TIM E WAS 4 DAYS AGO. ALSO PROSTATE PROBLEMS. D:RASH, URINARY FREQUENCY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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